The Ripple  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  40.7182, -105.288 Map Page Views:  504. Good page?    Administrators:  Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Aaron Martinuzzi on Mar 4, 2010 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

The "pinkish" alcove (maybe not so pink...). I be...

Description 

The Ripple is a short cliff band that lies above the Granite Sea but below the Greyrock Summit trail on the east side of the massif. Unlike the other areas here, The Ripple is best for short crack leads/TRs, and is more likely an end-of-the-day affair rather than a destination, like the The South Slabs or the Southeast Face. The rock here is as solid as anywhere else on Greyrock, and the climbs are fun, but it seems they're not so well-traveled; expect lichen - a brush and a spirit of adventure will be useful.

Getting There 

A couple approaches will get you to The Ripple.

1) Top out the Granite Sea and head northeast to a short cliff band; wander along until some nice-looking cracks appear.

2) From the Greyrock Summit Trail, bear east just beneath the section of trail that switchbacks several short rock steps. Walk through the needle-littered forest floor about fifty feet to reach two alcoves of nice-looking, but short, cracks.

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Crack-a-Goo-Goo 5.8  CO : Fort Collins : ... : The Ripple

Quite lichenous, but nevertheless a good route. Begin the wider-than-fists crack utilizing features on the face and in the crack to gain a short section of decent fists that tapers to hand jams, then to thin hands, and arches right, facilitating the transition to a layback. Solid jamming and good rock make this a worthwhile, if short, line....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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BETA PHOTO: Green - Greyrock Summit Trail. Blue - to The Ripp...