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The Quarry Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Quarry

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	5.8, My Ass T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Alien Heads T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bucking Chute T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bundle of Fleece S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chockstone Chimney T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crossed Fingers T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dig the Groove T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Event Horizon S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	For Better or Worse T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Glenfiddich T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Hang'n Ten on the Wall of Glen T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	No Pressure S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Not Even T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Piece of the Action T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Practice Roof T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Pulp Friction S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	River Dance T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Rodeo, The S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Sidewinder T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Slippery Nipple T,S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Smashing T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Undertow T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Waffle, The T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Whale Shark V7 7A+

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Access Issue: Road & nearby private property & COVID-19 Closure - now open Details

As of Nov. 6, 2020: per Johanna Jones: COVID-19 update: Thunder Ridge is open, although there are two considerations: 1) The landowners have asked climbers not to use their private road to enter Thunder Ridge. 2) As of July 1, 2020, all persons 18 and older must possess a valid Colorado HUNTING or FISHING LICENSE to access Colorado Parks and Wildlife land. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK ON THIS LAND.

#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.

Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…

As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.

Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.

Description

The Quarry is a South facing crag with routes 270 degrees around it. On the West side and up the hill is the West-facing Waffle Wall, which segues into the Quarry wall on the South face. To the right and facing East is the For Real Wall, and further uphill are The Solarium and The Cooler. Between the Waffle Wall and the Quarry Wall on the West side is a black streak, our reference point and site of a five bolt 5.12 called "Not Even".

Getting There

Off the old road and up the first cairned trail lie two major formations. The Quarry is the left of the two, and the trail at the base of the cliffs will take you right to it.

24 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Quarry

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

V7 7A+ 10 ● Whale Shark Boulder
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 80 ● Pulp Friction Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 51 ● 5.8, My Ass Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 43 ● Alien Heads Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 32 ● Bundle of Fleece Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 33 ● The Waffle Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 28 ● Dig the Groove Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 47 ● Piece of the Action Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 49 ● Slippery Nipple Trad, Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 19 ● Hang'n Ten on the Wall of Glen Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 63 ● No Pressure Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 21 ● Undertow Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Bucking Chute Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 4 ● Glenfiddich Trad
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 21 ● The Rodeo Sport