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Routes in The Seldom Seen Wall
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Jack Mormon T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Outta Sight T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Peekaboo Dihedral T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Reclusive Buttress, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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Route that Kor Forgot, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Southeast Buttress T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 850 ft (258 m), 5 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | J. Finkelstein, B. Collett, September 2013 |
| Page Views: | 1,292 total · 10/month |
| Shared By: | Ben Collett on Sep 8, 2013 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Closures
Details
Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
Description
This route is a contender for the steepest 5.10 in RMNP. The last 3 pitches follow fun, wild and airy climbing at a shockingly moderate grade. At present, there are some crumbles on the dihedral pitch, but they should clean up well with a few ascents.
1) Climb up easy-ish ground to the depression below the corner system setting a belay where the wall steepens, directly below a dihedral system, 5.7, 250 feet.
2) Follow the corner system for about 50 feet until it runs into a small roof, with three parallel dihedrals, traverse to the leftmost of the three climb up into it and angle back right to a comfortable belay below the crack system that leads to the base of the corner, 5.10-, 140 feet.
3) Fire up the crack system for a fantastic pitch of steep face and crack climbing. Fear not, gear and holds will always appear. Belay on another nice ledge at the base of the steep dihedral, 5.10+, 200 feet.
4) Climb the overhung dihedral until it ends and deposits you on a little ledge. Step right, climb through a small bulge and head back left to belay on yet another nice ledge below the right side of the summit roofs, 5.10+, 150 feet.
5) Wander up a steep juggy face to a very small right facing corner on the right side of the roofs. Make difficult moves to get established in the corner and pull onto the summit, 5.10 (5.9R), 100 feet.
1) Climb up easy-ish ground to the depression below the corner system setting a belay where the wall steepens, directly below a dihedral system, 5.7, 250 feet.
2) Follow the corner system for about 50 feet until it runs into a small roof, with three parallel dihedrals, traverse to the leftmost of the three climb up into it and angle back right to a comfortable belay below the crack system that leads to the base of the corner, 5.10-, 140 feet.
3) Fire up the crack system for a fantastic pitch of steep face and crack climbing. Fear not, gear and holds will always appear. Belay on another nice ledge at the base of the steep dihedral, 5.10+, 200 feet.
4) Climb the overhung dihedral until it ends and deposits you on a little ledge. Step right, climb through a small bulge and head back left to belay on yet another nice ledge below the right side of the summit roofs, 5.10+, 150 feet.
5) Wander up a steep juggy face to a very small right facing corner on the right side of the roofs. Make difficult moves to get established in the corner and pull onto the summit, 5.10 (5.9R), 100 feet.
Location
Start left of Peekaboo Dihedral at the first rocky step in the gully. Look for the prominent, steep, right-facing corner system, about 600 feet up, below the right side of the summit roofs. That dihedral system is your goal.
The easy descent follows the gully just west of the formation.
The easy descent follows the gully just west of the formation.
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