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Routes in The Vestibule
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911 S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Altar Boy S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Arch Crack S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Aurora S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Brasserie S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Chateau Vert T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Cinq Cents S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Dreamcatcher S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Field of Screams S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Flail Mary T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Grand Cru S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Grand Ol' Opry S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b |
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Hallowed Rawl S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Hyperdrive S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c |
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Inner Peace S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Jagermeister S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Lancet S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Like the Good Ol' Daze S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Liquid Crystal Display S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Mystery Route (right of The Altar) S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Name of the Rose S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Psychatomic S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Quickening, The S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Raised by Wolves S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Shortening, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Stand Up Comedy S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Stolen Land S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Sunday School S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Suspended Animation S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Tabula Rasa S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Third Millennium S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a |
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Thunderbolt S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Tilted Tower S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Wes Bound S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Windwalker S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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| Type: | Sport, 70 ft (21 m) |
| FA: | Tommy Caldwell, 1998 |
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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).
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.
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
Perhaps the best single pitch of metamorphic face climbing in the country, Grand Ol' Opry ranks among the premier elite sport climbs in the United States. With flawless stone, outstanding position, and unforgetable movement on natural holds, this line has few rivals in the genre of thin face climbing. In addition to impeccable footwork, beastly crimping power, and leather fingertips, this route demands an uncommon amount of core and compression strength for a wall that is just over vertical. When you throw in the cryptic sequences, spicy crux, alpine weather, and thin air, it becomes easy to understand how this beautiful streaked wall has managed to repel so many accomplished climbers.
The route begins from a precarious ledge at the bottom of a narrow gorge on the east side of the Vestibule. Stem across the chasm, then crank out a difficult boulder problem to gain the wall. A set of vertical pods leads to a gnarly but sinker mono, followed by a series of shouldery gastons to reach a bomber finger lock and a quick shake. More strenuous gastons work along the diagonal rail up and right to a dubious rest at a sloping tower. The next crux climbs desperately past the "razor crimp" to reach an excellent rest just below the baffling redpoint crux. Execute a burly sequence along a shallow seam to reach an awful pinch at the lower tip of the "Africa Plate". As the runout grows, mad slaps up either side of the plate culminate in an all out dyno with a 30-foot whipper in the balance. From the break, pumpy, off-balance liebacks follow the left fissure of an exquisite magenta panel to one last shake before the tricky exit moves that guard the summit.
The route begins from a precarious ledge at the bottom of a narrow gorge on the east side of the Vestibule. Stem across the chasm, then crank out a difficult boulder problem to gain the wall. A set of vertical pods leads to a gnarly but sinker mono, followed by a series of shouldery gastons to reach a bomber finger lock and a quick shake. More strenuous gastons work along the diagonal rail up and right to a dubious rest at a sloping tower. The next crux climbs desperately past the "razor crimp" to reach an excellent rest just below the baffling redpoint crux. Execute a burly sequence along a shallow seam to reach an awful pinch at the lower tip of the "Africa Plate". As the runout grows, mad slaps up either side of the plate culminate in an all out dyno with a 30-foot whipper in the balance. From the break, pumpy, off-balance liebacks follow the left fissure of an exquisite magenta panel to one last shake before the tricky exit moves that guard the summit.
Location
Immediately right of Third Millenium, this climbs the NW face of the Magical Mystery Tower. It shares the start with Dreamcatcher then heads straight up to the top of the formation.
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