Ralston Roost  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  9,334' Page Views:  997. Good page?    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Stich on Jul 26, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 84° | 57° 82° | 55° 81° | 55° 79° | 54° 75° | 50°

State Park; Fee Required. MORE INFO >>> Golden Gate Canyon is a State Park and a $6 (2010) fee is required for entrance. Self serve kiosks exist throughout the park. Annual passes can be purchased for $60. 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

Roy looking towards Tremont Mountain from the summ...

Description 

Alvino Pon also put in a number of routes on this cliff above Kriley Pond. There are bolted lines here in addition to some not so obvious trad routes.

Getting There 

Park next to Kriley Pond, then head up the switchbacked hiking trail that goes up the hill. Cut off directly uphill and some point and bushwhack to the ridge or locate some rock cairns and try to follow them. It is not a long approach in either case.

Eds. the park rangers are planning to determine a single access route to reduce the impacts of multiple social trails to this crag. Please be on the lookout for new signage to help preserve our access. Thank you.

Featured Route For Ralston Roost

Left Ridge 5.6  CO : Golden : ... : Ralston Roost

On the left side of the West face of Ralston Roost is a series of what look like hard roofs. Just left of those is an expanse of clean, featured slab with the occasional crack running through it. Head up the easy slab start and aim to the left of the roofs, sneaking past on rock that never gets steep or more difficult than 5.6. If you have a 60m rope, you'll have to simulclimb or break out a belay near the summit ridge. End at a two bolt cold shut anchor and climb above that to the summit....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO