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5.12- YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British R
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Routes in Lower East Face
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Alexander's Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Crack of Delight T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Diagonal Super Direct T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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Directagonal T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R |
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Endless Summer T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R |
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Fields' Chimney (summer) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Grey Pillar T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R |
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Kor's Door T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Malander's Passage T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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North Chimney T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Rap Descent from Top of Lower East Face T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c |
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Stettner's Ledges T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m), 7 pitches, Grade IV |
| FA: | the first six pitches done in 1991 by Greg Davis and Todd Bibler, ending 150 feet below Broadway. Roger Briggs & Chip Chace added the last pitch |
| Page Views: | 2,777 total · 14/month |
| Shared By: | Bob Rotert on Jul 24, 2007 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Closures
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Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.
General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.
Description
P1. Start from Mill's Glacier in a series of right-facing corners, below the left end of the big wet arches. Move up and left to a splitter crack up the center of a small pinnacle. Belay at a small stance at its top. A bolt would be nice here, 5.10-.
P2. Follow the obvious seams up and right. Fixed copperheads, pins, and a few bolts mark the way. Go to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b.
P3. Traverse right, then up, then right, then up, aiming for small corners. Some wet streaks will be crossed. End with a wet corner to a 2-bolt belay, 5.10.
P4. Follow the easiest line, mostly straight up, to a large area of 2nd class ledges. Belay below the left facing system of corners above, 5.8 - 5.9.
P5. Move up the left-facing corners past several fixed pins to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b (R).
P6. Go straight up, passing the cool crescent arch, to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b.
P7. One #0.75 Camalot is the largest piece you need (or can place) on this pitch. Climb up past an old bolt then move left with gear under the overlap flakes. The technical crux is here, moving up and left to a good crack (5.12-). Follow the crack until it ends (5.9), then pass two bolts (5.11). Run it out to a fixed Alien (5.11c), then move right. Run it out (5.11a) to a nice crack that ends on Broadway with a 2-bolt belay.
Descend from these anchors with 3 raps to the big ledges. Then scramble (belay suggested) 100 feet down and north to 2-bolt anchor, then do 3 more raps to Mill's Glacier. It's very easy to descend from any of the last three pitches of the climb because the belay bolts are also the rap anchors.
P2. Follow the obvious seams up and right. Fixed copperheads, pins, and a few bolts mark the way. Go to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b.
P3. Traverse right, then up, then right, then up, aiming for small corners. Some wet streaks will be crossed. End with a wet corner to a 2-bolt belay, 5.10.
P4. Follow the easiest line, mostly straight up, to a large area of 2nd class ledges. Belay below the left facing system of corners above, 5.8 - 5.9.
P5. Move up the left-facing corners past several fixed pins to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b (R).
P6. Go straight up, passing the cool crescent arch, to a 2-bolt belay, 5.11b.
P7. One #0.75 Camalot is the largest piece you need (or can place) on this pitch. Climb up past an old bolt then move left with gear under the overlap flakes. The technical crux is here, moving up and left to a good crack (5.12-). Follow the crack until it ends (5.9), then pass two bolts (5.11). Run it out to a fixed Alien (5.11c), then move right. Run it out (5.11a) to a nice crack that ends on Broadway with a 2-bolt belay.
Descend from these anchors with 3 raps to the big ledges. Then scramble (belay suggested) 100 feet down and north to 2-bolt anchor, then do 3 more raps to Mill's Glacier. It's very easy to descend from any of the last three pitches of the climb because the belay bolts are also the rap anchors.
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