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Routes in Overhang Rock
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Rogue's Arete T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Thulsa Doom S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Snake Watching S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Ouroboros S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b |
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Honey Badger S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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[Redacted] S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Release the Hostages S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c |
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Big Picture, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Missing Link S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Short Attention Span S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Strata-Caster S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Junior Achievement T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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West Side (Story) T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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North Ridge, South Spire T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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South Ridge of South Pinnacle T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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East Face T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Flakes of Respite T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R |
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Aid East Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 R |
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| Type: | Sport, 140 ft (42 m) |
| FA: | Sachs, Van Schaack, April 2013 |
| Page Views: | 8,527 total · 59/month |
| Shared By: | Chandler Van Schaack on May 17, 2013 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Access Issue: Closures
Details
September 4 to December 1: the NCAR-Table Mesa/Bear Trail will be closed because of Xcel electric construction work. The NCAR-Bear Connector Trail may see intermittent, full-day closures because of this work.
Per the FCC: September 5 and September 6: the NCAR-Bear Canyon Trail, the NCAR-Bear Connector – along with a Mesa Trail section from NCAR to Fern Canyon– will be closed because of Xcel-related electric work.
Mid-September through Mid-November: the NCAR-Bear Canyon Trail between Stony Hill Road west to NCAR-Bear Connector will be closed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This closure will help OSMP complete some of the department’s final 2013 flood-recovery work to repair trails and restore wildlife and plant habitats in the area.
Per the FCC: September 5 and September 6: the NCAR-Bear Canyon Trail, the NCAR-Bear Connector – along with a Mesa Trail section from NCAR to Fern Canyon– will be closed because of Xcel-related electric work.
Mid-September through Mid-November: the NCAR-Bear Canyon Trail between Stony Hill Road west to NCAR-Bear Connector will be closed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This closure will help OSMP complete some of the department’s final 2013 flood-recovery work to repair trails and restore wildlife and plant habitats in the area.
Description
A 70m rope is mandatory, and tie a knot in the end!
Like its namesake, this 40+ m climb on the West Face of Overhang Rock is really pretty bad-ass. Honey Badger takes a more or less direct line up the vertical to overhanging face about 40 feet right of Snake Watching.
Access the climb by scrambling up a ramp to the right of the staging area for Snake Watching to a small tree.
From there, climb easy terrain up and right to the first bolt, then climb through a weakness in the roof and up the licheny arête (12-) to easier ground and a 2-bolt midway anchor (4 bolts + anchor; approximately 50 feet). Clip the midway anchor and set off through the first crux, a hard boulder problem that aint really over until you reach the A-frame roof above. From the rest after the A-frame roof, fire up through the big roof (crux 2) on bullet edges then jug-haul up through another tier to a pod rest. Rest up here, then fire up the steep headwall to the final crux boulder problem separating you from the anchor.
Oh, you wanna pull through so you can work the moves on toprope? Honey Badger doesnt give a shit. Youll just have to climb it.
A huge thanks goes to the Flatirons Climbing Council (FCC) and Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) for allowing yet another great route in the Flatirons.
Like its namesake, this 40+ m climb on the West Face of Overhang Rock is really pretty bad-ass. Honey Badger takes a more or less direct line up the vertical to overhanging face about 40 feet right of Snake Watching.
Access the climb by scrambling up a ramp to the right of the staging area for Snake Watching to a small tree.
From there, climb easy terrain up and right to the first bolt, then climb through a weakness in the roof and up the licheny arête (12-) to easier ground and a 2-bolt midway anchor (4 bolts + anchor; approximately 50 feet). Clip the midway anchor and set off through the first crux, a hard boulder problem that aint really over until you reach the A-frame roof above. From the rest after the A-frame roof, fire up through the big roof (crux 2) on bullet edges then jug-haul up through another tier to a pod rest. Rest up here, then fire up the steep headwall to the final crux boulder problem separating you from the anchor.
Oh, you wanna pull through so you can work the moves on toprope? Honey Badger doesnt give a shit. Youll just have to climb it.
A huge thanks goes to the Flatirons Climbing Council (FCC) and Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) for allowing yet another great route in the Flatirons.
Location
The best way to approach this climb (and all the other climbs on the West Face of Overhang) is to walk up the Bear Canyon trail until you come to the huge boulder on the left side of the trail (the Shelf Block). Just before the boulder there is a climber's trail leading up and left into the woods. Follow the trail up past a few boulders, contouring and following a few cairns until you reach the big flat rock directly under the power line. From there, head straight up the talus (walking parallel to the cliff) for about 15 yards until you can break left through the woods onto the main talus field below the West Face. Wander across the talus to the base of the climb. The climb starts approximately 40 feet right of Snake Watching. Start by a small tree atop a ramp.
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