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Cottontail Crag

Description 

A small but very worthy crag outside Estes Park. It receives full sun and offers a small selection of hard routes. A few cracks (5.10 and 5.11) and a handful of sport pitches. All the routes are worth doing, but don't miss Cottontail Right, the right of the two cracks (5.11c) and Destroyer (5.12a) the bolted pitch just to the right.

Getting There 

Take US Highway 36 west out of Estes Park, veer left on Spur 66 and follow it to its end. One can see the crag up and left from the cul de sac. Park and hike up and follow the power lines for about 10 minutes. The crag should be just up on your left. It can be identified by two nice cracks on its west side, and four (?) sport lines on its southern side.

The Classics

Featured Route For Cottontail Crag

Bunny Roof 5.11+ R  CO : Estes Park Valley : Cottontail Crag

Climb up the short, left-facing corner left of Pay At The Pump. Step up and out right onto the face above the corner to a horizontal seam. There are some stopper placements in this seam, but one of them is a little further right than you would hope, so bring some long slings since the climbing leads left from here. Climb diagonally up and left to the first bolt underneath the big roof. From here, some super fun, gymnastic maneuvers lead diagonally left out the roof and onto the perc...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO