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Neanderthal Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Neanderthal Wall

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	Ada Jam T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Are You Experienced? T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Bad Ass Pi Man TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Candyland T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cheater Five TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Chicken Wing Crack T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cro-Mag Crack T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Fat Fingered And Overhung TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fingers Have It, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hackfleisch TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hanson's Folly T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Imago Dei T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Impatient Padawan S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Jackalopes and Preachers T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Madness of Folly T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Mosh, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Neanderthal’s Fingers T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Oh Face S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Outer Mongolia S,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Overflowing Hope T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Pack the Walls T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Parcheezee TR 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Pebble Pinching Pagoda S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Primal Jam T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rotunda, The TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sensus Numinis T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
	Squeeze, The T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Story So Far, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Stratego TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Three-Cam Joe T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unshackled Minds S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Up the Red TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Wall of Webs TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wandering Hearts T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Wax On, Wax Off S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Way Out, The T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: Historical seasonal raptor closures with 2023 updates Details

Per Castlewood Canyon: there is a new closure for nesting raptors this year: Five and Dime will be closed March 1st through July 31st. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me, Rachel Chaffee (Park Ranger) at dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.us or by phone at 303-688-5242.

Per Garrett Garner-Wells:

the current raptor closures, announced by CPW and reported on Denver7:

The following climbing route closures are currently in place:

- Morning Sun Wall is closed March 1-July 31.
- Porky’s Wall is closed March 1 - July 31.
- Vultures Wall is closed March 1-July 31. (per Rachel, CCSP Ranger, dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.use or 303-688-5242)
- Shakespearean Theater is closed March 1-May 31.
- Mind Meld is closed March 1-May 31.

As of 2020:

There is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.
Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.
Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.
Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.
Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Access Issue: Snowy Owl nesting closure Details

Per Matt Hearley: as of 2020, there is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

Description

The Neanderthal Wall are South of the Grocery Store Walls and can be easily accessed from the Climber's Trail.

Getting There

Take the Climbers' Trail and head left (or South).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Neanderthal Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 7 ● Bad Ass Pi Man TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 23 ● The Fingers Have It Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 22 ● The Story So Far Trad, TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 10 ● The Way Out Trad, TR
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 54 ● Pack the Walls Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 21 ● The Mosh Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 44 ● Oh Face Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 11 ● Impatient Padawan Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 37 ● Outer Mongolia Sport, TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 37 ● Pebble Pinching Pagoda Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 8 ● Wax On, Wax Off Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 5 ● Up the Red TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Primal Jam Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Stratego TR
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 6 ● Unshackled Minds Sport