Brokedown Palace 5.12a
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| Type: | Trad, 4 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | Steve Hong |
| Submitted By: | Eric Sutton on Aug 18, 2002 |
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Devils Tower National Monument Lifts Current Prairie Falcon Climbing Route Closure MORE INFO >>>
07/01/2012: Because no falcon nesting activity has been observed, the prairie falcon nesting closures currently in effect will be removed on Sunday, July 1, thus opening these areas to normal recreational climbing activities. The areas to be reopened include on the northeast face, routes between and including “Belle Fourche Buttress” and “Maid in the Shaid” (routes #68 to #93), as well as the “North Face” rappel route.
Separate from the falcon closure, Devils Tower National Monument has a voluntary climbing closure in effect for the month of June, out of respect for American Indian cultural traditions. For further information on climbing closures, please contact the monument’s Chief of Resource Management, Angela Wetz, at (307) 467-5283 ext 212 or Angela_Wetz@nps.gov. For general climbing information please contact the Devils Tower Climbing Office at 307-467-5283, ext. 632.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project.
You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
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Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment
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Description "Brokedown Palace" follows the line out the right side of the big pentagonal roof in the middle of the west face. The second pitch is the crux pitch and offers some of the best hard,steep corner and roof climbing on the tower,it is very well protected with small nuts and cams. The third pitch is beautiful 5.11c crack climbing. The first pitch is not stellar at all but a way to get to the next ones, and I never did the last pitch. The end of the third pitch had no fixed anchors when I climbed it.
Protection Small nuts to 2" cams
| Comments on Brokedown Palace |
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By Christian B. Baird
Mar 27, 2007
| Wow I followed eric sutton on this
A serious lesson in smearing and style
No joke tips and lack of foot holds
but excellent small stoppers And r.p.s
shear sickness sutton, you rule |
By Sean Nelb
From: Devils Tower, WY
May 7, 2011
| This route called to me like no other on the Tower. It is an excellent line out a huge roof in the middle of the West face. It is sustained and thin, with lots of small nuts and insecure stances as you make your way to the roof. Place some cams and gun it for the lip, following another beautiful fingercrack to the anchors. |
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