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Middle Sister - North Face 
Niece - Northeast Face, The 
North Sister - South Face Slabs 
North Sister - West Ridge 
South Sister - North Ridge 
THC 

The Three Sisters 


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Elevation: 7,780'
Lat, Long: 39.6302, -105.3492 Map
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Submitted By: Chris Chaney on May 12, 2008

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The Niece from the North Sister.

Description 

Exposed granite outcroppings with tons of potential. Fun scrambling and great views of Evergreen Lake, Evergreen Mountain and Elephant Butte.


Getting There 

From the main trailhead take the Sisters Trail to a saddle between the North Sister and the Middle Sister.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Three Sisters:
THC   V3-4     Boulder, 30 feet   
North Sister - West Ridge   4th     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
The Niece - Northeast Face   Easy 5th     Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet   
South Sister - North Ridge   Easy 5th     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
North Sister - South Face Slabs   5.3     Trad, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
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I believe this is THC.

THC V3-4  CO : Morrison/Evergreen : ... : The Three Sisters
This left to right traverse is on the north face of the northern-most Sister.The traverse angles upwards as it traverses right and the ground also angle upwards, so you never get too far off the ground, making for a nice safe problem.It has been years since I've been there, but I recall some interesting huecoed rock and fun moves.This is one of about a hundred problems I did back between 1999 and 2002 (rough estimate of dates).I think it is my favorite boulder problem at Three Sisters/Alderfer....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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Evergreen Lake and the Three Sisters from the summit of Elephant Butte.

Evergreen Lake and the Three Sisters from the summ...

I see the bad moon arising.

I see the bad moon arising.


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By Buff Johnson
May 12, 2008

There's some fun stuff here.

Please keep our impact to a bare minimum, be totally cool with everyone else that plays in this park, keep approach traffic on the paths, do not encroach on wetlands, & don't install any new fixed anchors without checking with the OS people.

There's some good climbs that have natural seams for trad & rope anchors if you wanted to play with some TR'ing & bouldering. It's a fun place with good scenery and fairly small approach commitments.

By Chris Chaney
From: Arvada, Colorado
May 13, 2008

I agree, there is really no need for fixed gear here, as almost every formation can be downclimbed.

This is really a good place to scramble around on rock, which it appears has been going on for a long time. The beauty of the area is that you can go out and have a low key day on the rock in a spectacular setting and not be encumbered by ropes or rack and still get in some fun climbing.