Type: | Trad, Alpine, 600 ft (182 m), 5 pitches, Grade II |
FA: | Mark Ronca, Dave Noble, 7/98 |
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Shared By: | Mark Ronca on Jun 7, 2020 |
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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
Some poor rock initially leads to fun climbing higher on the route.
Pitch 1 - climb poor quality rock through the light band left of Sunshine Column; belay on the long ledge.
Pitch 2 - climb a thin finger crack (5.9), and enter the dark band (runout). Belay at the top of the dark band.
Pitch 3 - climb a 5.8 crack; belay on the left.
Pitch 4 - climb nice hand cracks into an A-shaped roof (5.9), then continue in a steep crack (10a) to a good belay ledge.
Pitch 5 - climb the obvious offwith (5.7) to the top. Or traverse left and up on easy 4th Class.
Pitch 1 - climb poor quality rock through the light band left of Sunshine Column; belay on the long ledge.
Pitch 2 - climb a thin finger crack (5.9), and enter the dark band (runout). Belay at the top of the dark band.
Pitch 3 - climb a 5.8 crack; belay on the left.
Pitch 4 - climb nice hand cracks into an A-shaped roof (5.9), then continue in a steep crack (10a) to a good belay ledge.
Pitch 5 - climb the obvious offwith (5.7) to the top. Or traverse left and up on easy 4th Class.
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