RMNP Climbing Trip
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Hi yall, newbie here but I'm already enjoying the site immensely. |
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Yikes! |
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Thanks, that's a lot of help! We only chose RMNP as a preliminary basecamp so our plans are pretty fluid, especially with free camping near by! |
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+1 to what the above poster said. In my experiance RMNP isn't a great place for beginning. It's a beautiful area though |
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Agreed with PalisadePete. There are some good, though not necessarily easy (5.9-5.10), sport routes at Wizards Gate and around the Monastery. Again, not really in RMNP but within striking distance. There's also a place called the Ironclads that may or may not be worth checking out. And then Boulder isn't too far away either. You should have lots of options but maybe just not in the Park. |
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What about scrambles? There are plenty of good 4th class scrambles in the park if you really want to get up into the alpine. |
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For pleasant but not destination climbs in the RMNP vicinity, you can check our Jurassic Park, Lily Mountain, Prospect Mountain, and The Ironclads for short bolted climbs or things you may be able to carefully scramble around to TR. These are all 8000' plus, so you get out of the heat a bit. There are a decent number of lower end difficulty climbs there. Boulder Canyon and Clear Creek Canyon have the disadvantage of lower elevation and higher temperatures. Again, these are climbs to do if in the area and looking for things to ascend with a rope without much experience. The Estes Valley page has a few bits more info, too. |
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Leo Paik wrote:For pleasant but not destination climbs in the RMNP vicinity, you can check our Jurassic Park, Lily Mountain, Prospect Mountain, and The Ironclads for short bolted climbs or things you may be able to carefully scramble around to TR. These are all 8000' plus, so you get out of the heat a bit. There are a decent number of lower end difficulty climbs there. Boulder Canyon and Clear Creek Canyon have the disadvantage of lower elevation and higher temperatures. Again, these are climbs to do if in the area and looking for things to ascend with a rope without much experience. The Estes Valley page has a few bits more info, too.+10. You can still have an amazing "mountain" experience in the Estes Valley. Free camping in the national forest in Allenspark near the ironclads, but FYI there is a fire ban. Mary's lake also has some camping as well. Feel free to PM me if you want. |
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There's the Monastery as well...good climbs in a great location. |
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Count Chockula wrote:There's the Monastery as well...good climbs in a great location.You can camp at the parking spot for the Monastery. There's no water though. It's a 30-45min hike to the climbing... uphill both ways! |