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Routes in The Pinnacle
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Army Route, The T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Balance S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Cheyenne S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Chivalry S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Corrugation Corner S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Dragnet S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Full Monty S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Kendlee S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Men Arete, The S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Right-Facing Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Shitter, The S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Steep Side S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Tiger Snap? S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches |
| FA: | US Army, 1950s or so |
| Page Views: | 26,034 total · 96/month |
| Shared By: | Julian Smith on Dec 30, 2001 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage!
Details
Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.
Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.
Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.
The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.
Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!
Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.
Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.
The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.
Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!
Description
This route can be done in three or four pitches. Traverse east on the ledge system that runs beneath the north face of the Pinnacle. The start of the route is an obvious, right-facing corner system near the east end of the ledge. The first piece of fixed gear is a long way up in the corner.
Pitch 1. Climb up into the corner, step left at the roof, and go up left to an eye-bolt anchor.
Pitch 2. Step left and go up a left-facing corner. At its top, go back to the right, and climb up a right-facing corner system to a belay anchor up and to the left.
Pitch 3. Meander up deteriorating rock, aiming for an obvious break in the big roof above. Belay when you run into an anchor or feel comfortable.
Pitch 4. This pitch can be combined with pitch 3. Head up the choss rock. When all seems lost, a fixed eye bolt will save the day. Delicately reach up into an solid undercling in the roof. Super good holds and fixed gear abound when you traverse to the right and reach over the roof. This section is very classic and on solid rock to boot.
Head up to the big ledge, sit down, and make a Spencer Tracy belay. Someone forgot to put any anchors here. Scramble over the top and down the back side.
Descend as described for the Pinnacle. See Rock and Ice #95 as a reference. I hope I got all the good parts in. Enjoy!
Pitch 1. Climb up into the corner, step left at the roof, and go up left to an eye-bolt anchor.
Pitch 2. Step left and go up a left-facing corner. At its top, go back to the right, and climb up a right-facing corner system to a belay anchor up and to the left.
Pitch 3. Meander up deteriorating rock, aiming for an obvious break in the big roof above. Belay when you run into an anchor or feel comfortable.
Pitch 4. This pitch can be combined with pitch 3. Head up the choss rock. When all seems lost, a fixed eye bolt will save the day. Delicately reach up into an solid undercling in the roof. Super good holds and fixed gear abound when you traverse to the right and reach over the roof. This section is very classic and on solid rock to boot.
Head up to the big ledge, sit down, and make a Spencer Tracy belay. Someone forgot to put any anchors here. Scramble over the top and down the back side.
Descend as described for the Pinnacle. See Rock and Ice #95 as a reference. I hope I got all the good parts in. Enjoy!
Protection
This route is mostly protected by fixed eye-bolts. Bring lots of long runners. If the grade is at your limit, you may want to supplement your rack with a few stoppers and camming units to medium size.
Per Ed Anderson: the first pitch has one remaining eye bolt. There are none on pitch 2. This is well-protected with eye-bolts above the deteriorating rock on pitch 3. The first belay is well-protected with 2 bolts. The second belay has one good bolt and one loose bolt. There are no belay anchors at the top Caution - the ledge near the top has a short section of rebar that has been cut in such a way that it's difficult to see that one side is open.
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