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Monkey Shots

Name: Monkey Shots
Rating: 2.3

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Type:	Boulder, 17 ft (5 m)
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	1,050 total · 8/month
Shared By:	Andy Librande on Dec 7, 2013
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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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.

Description

Monkey Shots starts on the left arete of the Buddha Boulder and ends with some dynamic moves to top-out. The first moves start on a large hole and move to a left-hand crimp on the arete, which are relatively easy. The next moves are the difficult part moving into a few desperate holds on a bulge and then moving to a slopey top-out.

Location

This is located on the Buddha Boulder, which is the boulder in between the Berthoud Cave and the Buddha Cave. To find this problem, go to the East Entrance of Castlewood (the one with the visitor center), and hike in on the Inner-Canyon trail for 15 minutes to the large field towards the end of the canyon (the one with the creekside boulders, a few bridges, and a couple huge boulders). At the end of this area, the trail turns into sand, and at this point, there will be a small trail heading directly up the hillside. Follow this trail until you reach the boulder. If you go left from the boulder, you will head up to the Berthoud Cave. If you head right from the boulder, you will be at the Buddha Cave. Note: you can also take the Lake Gulch trail to get to this same area.

You can also reference this map and the boulder is labeled as the Berthoud/Buddha area: mountainproject.com/photo/1….