The majority of these boulders are located within the Mt Evans Wilderness Area, which is regulated & patrolled by the US Forest Service. Climber's should be on their best behavior, practice Leave No Trace, and please abide by these requirements: MORE INFO >>>
The majority of these boulders are located within the Mt Evans Wilderness Area, which is regulated & patrolled by the US Forest Service. Climber's should be on their best behavior, practice Leave No Trace, and please abide by these requirements:
- Approach Areas A, B, & C via the Chicago Lakes trail (from Echo Lake).
- Wilderness Permits are required for all visitors to any federal Wilderness Area. Permits are free and self-issued. A Kiosk is located at the point where the Chicago Lakes Trail departs from the reservoir, at the entrance to the Wilderness Area.
- Group Size: travel in federal Wilderness Areas is limited to groups of 15 people or less. If you find yourself in an area, say around the Dali Boulder, where there are more than 15 people, please disperse. There are plenty of excellent boulders elsewhere.
- Minimize creation of social trails. None of the trails surrounding the bouldering area are officially maintained by the USFS. Ample access trails currently exist, please stay on the existing trails, and do not create any more trails.
- Do not destroy vegetation. This is a fragile alpine environment, with a short growing season. It can take vegetation decades to recover from damage. Place crash pads judiciously, and keep brushing to a minimum. Before adding new lines, considered the damage that may be caused by additional foot traffic, pad placement, etc.
- Chalk is un-sightly to non-climbers. Please avoid chalking up boulder problems that are visible from the Chicago Lakes Trail, and in general, keep chalk use to a minimum. Brush all tick marks off after every sesssion. Use containers that prevent chalk spills. If you do spill your chalk, clean it up.
- Stashing crash pads is expressly forbidden by the USFS. Any pads found by USFS personnel will be confiscated.
- Noise: This is a wilderness area (did I mention that?) that is enjoyed by many, mostly non-climbers. The last thing passing hikers want to hear are your self-indulgent f-bombs, I-Pod speakers, grunting, etc. In fact, most other CLIMBERS don't want to hear any of these things either, bra. The easiest way for us to loose access is to elicit complaints from other user groups.
- Dogs must be leashed at all times. Consider others when deciding whether or not to bring your dog, specfically considering that dogs like to scare away wildlife, and most other users would prefer not to have the wildlife scared away. Obviously, clean up after your mutt.
Remember that we are guests in this area. Be respectful of other users and the USFS Rangers that manage this area.
While I understand that is often difficult to obtain FA information, I would appreciate the effort at accuracy at names, locations and grades lest we have another Bob Horan affair.
Nemesis V3ish if memory serves me correctly, but it could be easier. FA: Ben Scott.
I agree about the FA info tcamillieri ... enter the problem as "Unknown" and let folks come along and provide the info.
By Monomaniac Administrator From: Morrison, CO Jul 28, 2009
That's a great idea:
"Unknown is left of Unknown, and to the right of Unknown. It climbs up the Unknown boulder, immediately across from Unknown, on the Unknown Boulder. The character of the climbing is a lot like Unknown, except the topout is more secure, much like Unknown..."
Bob, I've been bouldering up at Evans for three years now and would be happy to give you a tour of the Mt Evans area, with FA'ist, names and grades of the problems. Maybe afterwards you can spot me on my proj.
Andrew, Sadly, alas, I cannot. I know of only two or three problems in the Black Hole and do not pretend to know the variations. Maybe some day I can shoot for that (although I do think it is impossible).
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