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Routes in Sharkstooth
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Cathedral Traverse T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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East Gully T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Northeast Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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South Prow T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Valhalla T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 |
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Variable T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, Grade IV |
| FA: | Perhaps D. Haller, B. Collett, June 2018 |
| Page Views: | 2,972 total · 38/month |
| Shared By: | Ben Collett on Jun 10, 2018 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Closures
Details
Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
Description
From the South Face of Otis, the ridgeline to the east of Sharkstooth looks quite fun. It turns out that it is. Clearly, the best way to get there is to climb a route on the Cathedral Wall. We found that Tourist Tragedy worked quite well for this. From the notch in the ridge above that route, scramble west out of the notch. From here, delightful ambling (if you are into that sort of thing) up a grassy meadow replete with wildflowers leads to a the rocky part of the ridge above the Foil, Saber, et al. This ridge leads to a first gendarme from which a two nut rap station can be found just NW of the summit. More ridge maneuvering leads to the second tower which can be ascended by avoiding the steep step on the north side and climbing up to the summit. There is an anchor on top of this. A single rope rap to the north accesses easy scrambling terrain to the base of Sharkstooth. This leaves one with a decision to make about which route to climb on Sharkstooth. Unfortunately, the East Gully is the most convenient.
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