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Bad Ass Pi Man

5.6, TR, 45 ft (14 m),

Avg: 2.4 from 7 votes
FA: Troy Halm, Hayden Fischer, July 2009
Colorado > Denver South > Castlewood Cany… > Neanderthal Wall

Access Issue: Historical seasonal raptor closures with 2023 updates Details

Per Castlewood Canyon: there is a new closure for nesting raptors this year: Five and Dime will be closed March 1st through July 31st. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me, Rachel Chaffee (Park Ranger) at dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.us or by phone at 303-688-5242.

Per Garrett Garner-Wells:

the current raptor closures, announced by CPW and reported on Denver7:

The following climbing route closures are currently in place:

- Morning Sun Wall is closed March 1-July 31.
- Porky’s Wall is closed March 1 - July 31.
- Vultures Wall is closed March 1-July 31. (per Rachel, CCSP Ranger, dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.use or 303-688-5242)
- Shakespearean Theater is closed March 1-May 31.
- Mind Meld is closed March 1-May 31.

As of 2020:

There is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.
Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.
Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.
Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.
Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Access Issue: Snowy Owl nesting closure Details

Per Matt Hearley: as of 2020, there is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

Description

Hike south of the Grocery Store Wall until you come to the chimney. Proceed into the chimney until you reach the fork where it opens up. Now look straight up. This is the route. You basically climb out of the chimney using any means possible. It is a bit awkward but rather fun.

Protection

There are a couple usable trees to set up a top rope. You will need at least 10 foot slings. Try not to get any gear lost in the surrounding cracks.

Per Jakob Vendegna: there are now two anchor bolts at the top.

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Looking up the chimney.

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Jakob Vendegna

Climbed this last weekend. Now there are two anchor bolts at the top. For a third point, you could sling some webbing around a small tree just west of the anchors, bring >= 30 feet. There were three of us climbing, and no one took the same route twice. Very fun. Sep 12, 2015