North Face  5.6

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Consensus:  5.6 [details] FA:  unknown Season:  Fall (o/w falcon closure) Submitted By:  Tony B on Aug 4, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Subject to Seasonal Closures MORE INFO >>> The following crags are closed 1 February to 31 July: Ridge Two Ridge Three Ridge Four Achaen Prnouncement Back Porch Argonaut Dreadnought North Ridge Bear Creek Spire Details. All East Face routes on the following formations are closed 1 April to 1 October (routes on the North, South & West Faces remain open): The Hand Mallory Flatironette Shark's Fin Finger Flatiron The following routes on Der Zerkle are closed from 1 April to 1 September: Sunnyside One East Face Left East Face Right Details. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment Flatirons Climbing Council Preserving climbing access in the Flatirons

Description 

Bear Creek Spire also has a North Face route, accessible from the West side of the saddle above BCS and below the East Bone of Dinosaur Rock. Climb up semi-vertical rock to a vertical slot, tending right, then up and right past a few handjams (crux) and to the overhangs above, which can be climbed on the West side of the North Face. The summit is just a few feet up.

Location 

Up and right on the flat North Face of Bear Creek Spire, just west of the BCS/East Bone col.

Protection 

Looks like you can get a few pieces of 1.5-2.5" gear near the crux and wider stuff up high. Or solo it.