Squawk Rock  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Page Views:  220. Good page?    Administrators:  Alvaro Arnal, Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Alvaro Arnal on Jul 16, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 61° | 34° 70° | 37° 72° | 41° 72° | 37° 73° | 39°

Squawk, Shit, and Leave.

Description 

For some reason this crag feels like the red-headed stepchild of Ptarmigan Creek. Sitting all alone on the other side of the creek, with a completely different approach and only a handful of routes, Squawk Rock doesn't get a lot of attention. However, the routes here are very fun and tend to be on the extreme side of technical; grades will feel sandbagged if you don't bring your footwork and a solid head! With a quick approach from the car, this is a great place to get a few high quality after-work pitches in if you're climbing in the 5.12 range.

Getting There 

From Aspen, drive a 1/2 mile passed Lincoln Creek road to pullout on the right under the power lines that cross the road. Find the cairn on the hillside across the street that marks the start of a faint climber's trail. Follow this trail for 5 minutes (look for the cairns) and scramble up the scree field to the base of the cliff.

The Classics

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Inspector Closeau 5.11b  CO : Independence Pass : ... : Squawk Rock

A difficult to decipher crux hits you at the second roof. This route boasts great technical face climbing between small roofs all the way to the top....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO