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Army Slab Rock Climbing

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	Boot Camp S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Chimney Sweep T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Choss Roof T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Cruiser Gully T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
	Ex-Green Beret T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ice Cream Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ice Cream Sunday TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Rooster, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Tree Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage! Details

Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.

Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.

Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.

The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.

Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!

Description

This area is south-facing and very sunny. I haven't climbed there in winter, but I imagine it's much warmer than anywhere else in N. Cheyenne Canyon. The quality of rock ranges from gravel to solid granite, with everything in between.

The hardest part about climbing here is the gravely approach. It reminds me of trying to hike up a slope made of the gravel they use in children's playgrounds. This being said, it seems a little less traveled than the heavily used crags in N. Cheyenne Canyon and is a short enough approach (~10-15 minutes) to justify a nice afternoon of solitary climbing.

Getting There

Park at the Middle Mountain Trailhead, about a mile up the road after entering the park. Hike up the middle Columbine Trail about 200 feet until you find an old, rusted, steel box on the right. Turn right here and follow the climber's trail to the obvious slab. There are two climber's trails, I find the one on the left to be preferable.