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Natural Selection

Name: Natural Selection
Rating: 2.5

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Little Eiger

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	"Is Our Children Learning?" S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Black Haul T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black Hole T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bonehead S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Busch Gardens S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bush Administration S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Conehead S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	DeCappitator, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Decider, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Delusions of Grandeur S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Eiffel Tower S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Eiger Direct S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Eiger Sanction S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	First Impressions S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Footloose S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Free Up The Weed S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Green Zone, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Headline T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Herbal Essence S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Misunderestimate S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Naked Hedge, The S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Natural Selection S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Nordwand, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Persistent Vegetative State S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Radometer in the Red Zone S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Tierra Del Fuego S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Tierra Del Fuego (extension) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Too! S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Trouthead S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Tsunami Of Charisma S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Unknown TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Type:	Sport, 150 ft (45 m)
FA:	Tod Anderson, July 1992.
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Shared By:	Peter Franzen on Dec 31, 2000
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Please be aware of the annual raptor seasonal closures!

Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31

Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…

Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 1 (MM 270, W of Tunnel 1). Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 2 (E of Tunnel 2). In 2016, the closure WAS lifted June 9 for ONLY the 2016 season, per Eric Krause, JeffCo OS Ranger. Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.

Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:

Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves

Description

You will either love or hate this route, or love and hate it at the same time, as was the case with me. It's fun being on such a long pitch on good rock, but some of the climbing just isn't that fun (for me at least, you may feel differently). The bottom leads up slabs to a vertical section, which then turns into more steep slabs. The 5.11 crux is on a slab 1/3 of the way up, and although it is well protected, it's still freaky. The rest of the route follows interesting and slightly overhanhing rock for another 90 ft to the anchors.