The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.
Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:
Blonde Formation Bumbling Stock Evil Area Ghost Crag Highlander Skinny Legs Stumbling Block Tetanus Garden Fault Caves
Access Issue: Private Property - be aware & respectful
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Per Daniel Dunn, Stewardship Manager, Boulder Climbing Community ((803) 443-8822): this crag is on private property. The landowners are aware of the climbing on their property and continue to allow access for rock climbers. It is critical for long term access that everyone who climbs here is respectful and does their part to keep the crag in good shape. For more information on how to be a good steward, check out the Climber's Pact from Access Fund.
Description
Gofur starts left of P1 of Yellow Dog Dingo. Climb the easy slab to the rib. Follow the bolts up the rib (5.8 thin). Pull right onto the shoulder that leads to the corner of the big roof. The lip of the roof has fat buckets: go for it. Stand up above the roof & clip the double bolt anchor. Connecting to Yellow Dog P2 is easy from here, or lower off.
[Hide Photo] Deb climbs the footsy (crux, IMHO) section of the climb. The roof above feels harder than the Minnesota Gophers roof bit, as the holds are less positive.
[Hide Comment] Fun route! I think the "rib" in the route description is the diagonal slabby bulge you can see that has a ladder of bolts right up the middle. Smearing the rib section between the 3rd and 4th bolts and clipping the 4th bolt is mildly terrifying if you're shorter and go straight up the bolt line. At least, that's true for me at 5'7". A panic draw is helpful for clipping the 4th bolt.
Jan 31, 2016
[Hide Comment] The slab section at the 4th bolt is a little thin to be 5.8. I just climbed a few 5.10s over at Catslab 4 days ago. There is something off between this 5.8 rating and the climbs over at Catslab. At the slabby section, it looks like people are "improvising" to the right by the amount of chalk on the rock.
Jul 28, 2016
[Hide Comment] It's a heady lead and probably more like a 5.9 if you stay exactly true to the bolt line through the middle rib section, because the hands kind of disappear, and you have to rely on friction more than holds, but it's certainly doable, and you can cheat right a little bit if you need to. Fun roof with jugs. Go for it!
Feb 4, 2017
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures
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