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The Troll Climbing

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GPS:	40.19527, -105.32754 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays Details

Per Kai Bouwman: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.

From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.

During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.

codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…

Description

The Troll formation with three routes:

The Sting (11.a) (starting on the green-and-orange face on the upper tier)
Burrahobbit (5.10c) (sharing a start with The Sting)
Roast Mutton (5.11b) (starting from the bottom of the formation)

Bolts on the top of the formation give access to the beginning of the Sting and Burrahobbit.

Descend via an approach gully to the east for Roast Mutton.