Sentinel Spire Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 5,380 ft | 1,640 m |
GPS: |
39.10295, -108.72594 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Page Views: | 33,507 total · 115/month | |
Shared By: | Matt Bauman on Dec 31, 2000 | |
Admins: | Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, Nick Reecy, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
Sentinel Spire is the beautiful free standing spire immediately across the canyon from Independence Monument. Most people approach it by rappelling from a tree at the Visitor's Center on the main rim road...then down climb easy slabs for a few hundred feet to the base of Fast Draw on the north face...or they go around to the south face to do the classic hard then hand crack, Medicine Man, 5.12b, and 4 pitches. The rock is composed of Windgate sandstone, the same as Indian Creek, but it is sandier and more lichen abounds (maybe more weathered). No matter, it is high quality crack climbing in a beautiful and less crowded setting.
Classic Climbing Routes at Sentinel Spire
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