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Der Zerkle Rock Climbing

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Routes in Der Zerkle

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	Absolution (submitted as Hot if You're Not aka The Brown Eye Wall) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	April Fools S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Bar None S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Der Fuhrer TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	East Face Left Side T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	East Face Right/Der Zerkle T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Feeling Lucky S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Final Address T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Happy Ending T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Hot if You're Not aka The Brown Eye Wall (submitted as Absolution) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Knot Carrot S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	New Beginnings T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Ribspuren T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Southeast Arete T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Sunny Side One T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Sunny Side Two T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b
	Touch Monkey S,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Two Clucks From Saigon T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	West Face [Der Zerkle] T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
	What If You're Not? S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Wing Ding S,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:

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Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:

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Access Issue: Routes on Der Zerkle are closed from 1 April to 1 September Details

Sunnyside One
East Face Left
East Face Right

Description

This is a really shady place in the trees below Mallory Cave. It has ood sport/TR routes here on hueco-like sandstone.

This is a enjoyable small Flatiron with a decent amount of variety. It is routes from 5.5 to 5.11d, trad & sport, slab to overhanging, 1-3 pitches, sun and shade. It has even become one of the trial rocks for the reintroduction of limited, new fixed hardware (requires an application process and approval by FCC) for the Flatrions. It lies very close to the Mallory Cave Trail. However, it does apparently host a species of bats which close some of its routes each year.

From the 2006 Boulder Mountain Parks Website: For the protection of roosting Fringed Myotis Bats the following area will be CLOSED to all users from APRIL 1st to SEPTEMBER 1st:

THE EAST FACE OF DER ZERKLE including the following routes: Sunnyside One, East Face Left, East Face Right. All other climbing areas on Der Zerkle and Mallory Cave Trail remains open.

Getting There

Take Broadway to Table Mesa and turn W. on Table Mesa. Follow Table Mesa all the way to NCAR and park at the NCAR lot. Now take the "NCAR Trail" along the nature walk along the rim of the hill. Look for a trail that cuts left and down the hill to some switchbacks. Follow this trail all the way to the water tower and continue left of the tower down to the Mesa Trail. Look for the 3 fingered Flatiron with a diagonalling slash across its East Face. Here, you will come to a junction with a Boulder Mountain Parks info/map board. Take the Mallory Cave Trail up the hill for a nice hike. You will see several signs for climbing access, but stay on this trail. When you come to the junction of the climbing access to Dinosaur Mountain, take a right up the hill, which is still the Mallory cave trail. Keep following the trail until you see a sign for climbing access to "Der Zerkle." You'll see the nice cliffs just up the hill. :)

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Classic Climbing Routes at Der Zerkle

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

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b 65 ● Sunny Side Two Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 46 ● East Face Left Side Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 268 ● What If You're Not? Sport, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 44 ● Final Address Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 240 ● Bar None Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 234 ● Wing Ding Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 219 ● Feeling Lucky Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 14 ● Happy Ending Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 240 ● Absolution (submitted as Hot if… Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 273 ● Touch Monkey Sport, TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 46 ● April Fools Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 77 ● Hot if You're Not aka The Brown… Sport