PRINT: Rock Climb Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs, Estes Park Valley

Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs

5.11a, Sport,

Avg: 2.2 from 62 votes
FA: Stuemke
Colorado > Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Monastery > Vestibule

Access Issue: Area closure - now lifted. Previously: Storm Mt./Cedar Park road is reopened to all Details

Per Kurtz: The Monastery is open again! fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….

Per Julie Nelson: the forest is closed due to after fire concerns in this area until June 30, 2021. There is a sign at the trailhead about the closure. See the US Forest Service website for further updates.

Previously: per Bruce Hildenbrand: Storm Mountain Road is open to all.

Per Hank C: the Storm Mt./Cedar Park area is closed to locals-only traffic for the time being due to wildfire concerns. We were turned away by a park ranger this morning (9/12/2020).

Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

This is found on the left side of the Vestibule after the second corridor (NW face of the Chapel) on a short face, the right of two bolted routes (the left route is Sunday School - 10c). The moves to the first bolt are a bit bouldery, a stickclip is recommended. It is a little more sustained than the neighboring route, but it is still short and bouldery - fun, one and a half stars.

Protection

Four bolts to a two bolt anchor. Stickclipping the 1st bolt is recommended. The anchor is shared with Sunday School.

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Richard M. Wright
Lakewood, CO

The Gillett guide has this as 5.10d, and I thought that about right. However, my partner, Pat, thought the route a sand-bag at 5.10 since the feet are bad in a couple of places. The reach coming off the horrizontal seam is rather long as well. Interesting moves on largely very good stone. May 28, 2002

Nick Fury
Boulder, Colorado

This is my type of climbing here. Hard to reach jugs, the odd shifting of weight, mm mmmm. I do agree that this is harder than 10d though, I'd say bump it up to 11b. Possible ground fall for the first two bolts, stick clip or know your shit. Jun 25, 2009

Sean Patrick
Mountains, CO

Can anyone explain what the name means? Nov 3, 2021