This crag sits above above Happy Hour Crag, it contains steep crack routes and a few sport lines. The most famous route is the climb of the same name. This crag is not really that separate from Upper Security Risk, but the standard downclimb goes between the two formations.
There have been eagle nesting closures which have limited access to this crag in the Feb. 1 - July 31 timeframe.
L->R:
A. Scraping By 10-, 1p, 80', gear. B. Eldo Of The People, 12-, 1p, bolts. C. The Prism, 9, 1p, 100', gear. C1. Maximum Security, 9+, 1p, gear. D. Ecstacy Of The People, 12+, 1p, bolts. D1. The Agony and Ecstasy 13d, 1p, ?3 bolts preclipped. E. Enemy Of The People, 12, 1p, gear & fixed pin. F. Central Insecurity, 12+, 1p, bolts. G1. Software Reliability, 10, gear, connects to E. G2. Security Risk, 10+, 2p, gear. G3. Security Risk Variation, 9, 1p, 1st p var, gear. G4. Social Security, 10 R, 1p, 2nd p var, gear. GG. Men Are From Mars, 11-, 1p, 90', bolts & gear. HH. Comfortably Numb, 12- R, gear & bolt. I. Enema Of THe People, 12-, 1p, 50', bolts.
Getting There
Same approach as Happy Hour Crag, but continue right (East) of Happy Hour and straight up the hill to the base.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lower Security Risk:
Locate the major crack system more or less in the middle of the crag. This crack system starts about 40' off the ground, and the first problem is getting to it. The standard start shown in Rossiter is difficult (10d) and hard to protect, somewhat out of character with the fun and well protected nature of the rest of the route. I recommend avoiding it.P1. The easiest start is a 5.7 crack which is a few feet right of the line of the upper chimne...[more]Browse More Classics in CO
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