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Chiefshead South Face Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Chiefshead South Face

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	Arete Variation T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hot Brownie T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Into The Great Wide Open 5.10c * T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ramp Route T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Route 1 T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	South Spur T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Thurmond/Levine T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R

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Elevation:	12,179 ft	3,712 m
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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

The South Face of Chiefshead is home to the South Spur and South Ramp. Also found here are several single and multipitch crack climbs located in the crag above Snowbank Lake. This crag makes a good alternative when the weather isn't sufficient for the larger objectives in the valley.

Getting There

Leave from the main Wild Basin Trailhead, heading to Thunder Lake. Before reaching Thunder Lake at 4.8 miles turn right and on to Lion Lake #1. At Snowbank Lake, The Snowbank Crags are located directly above. The South Ramp and South Spur are just West of the Snowbank Crags.