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The Whale's Tail Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Whale's Tail

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	Ahab T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Amputee Love T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Buffoon T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Buffoonery T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	C'est What? S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Clementine T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Dihedral One T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2 5+ R
	Dihedral Two T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	East Slabs T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Fight Gone Bad T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
	Finger Crack T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Free Speech S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Gumbo T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Gut Feeling T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Horangutan T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Jack The Ripper T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
	Jim Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Kid's Climb T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Left Arete T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	M aka The Divine Ms. M T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Martindale T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Monument, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	NED (Nothing Except Dynamics) T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	New Cambria T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	No Problem T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
	Northeast Arete T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b
	Second Coming S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c X
	Spoof T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Spoof Roof T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	West Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	West Dihedral T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	West Face [Whale's Tail] T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X
	Yorkshire Ripper, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R

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Access Issue: COVID-19 Notice & Seasonal Closures Details

Per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:

Eldorado Canyon SP is STRONGLY DISCOURAGING CLIMBING at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climbing is NOT ADVISED. Social distancing is challenging in Eldorado Canyon SP with climbing. The park office is closed. Warnings (& possible evictions from the SP) may be issued for violations of the social distancing requirement for a minimum of 6 feet between people not in the same household. In addition, touching surfaces contacted by others, which occurs on climbing routes and between climbing partners sharing equipment & rope(s), is a risk.

Rescues related to this sport are highly technical, require a large number of rescue personnel and equipment, and they generally result in an ambulance ride to the hospital. Please respect the statewide state-at-home order.

Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…

For more information visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…

Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!

Description

Many routes exist on this little rock. Some of the easiest slab routes in the canyon and some difficult lines often toproped.

Getting There

Cross the bridge--it's basically right off the trail to the West next to Redgarden and across from the Bastille.

33 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Whale's Tail

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

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 279 ● West Crack Trad, TR
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 178 ● West Dihedral Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X 69 ● West Face [Whale's Tail] Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R 11 ● Left Arete Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X 31 ● Jack The Ripper Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 50 ● C'est What? Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● Free Speech Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 4 ● NED (Nothing Except Dynamics) Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 19 ● The Monument Sport