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Skinner Mountain Rock Climbing

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	1937 Route T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Beached Whale (Unknown 2) S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Central Corner T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dave Bell Memorial S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Eastern Front T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fixer, The T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lookatdat S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Skin the Cat (Unknown 1) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Vegomatic T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wally World T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Elevation:	8,640 ft
GPS:	39.30804, -105.27097 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Darin Lang on Nov 29, 1999 · Updates
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Description

Skinner Mountain is home to several crack climbs of varying quality in the 5.5-5.10 range, as well as a number of moderate and reasonably bolted slabs. All climbs are generally 2 or 3 pitches, with an easy walkoff descent generally to the northeast and back around to the base. A great place to take beginners for multipitch experience. Wally World, a fun 5.5 which follows cracks, buckets, and slabs for three pitches is one of the better easy trad leads in the area.

Getting There

Take US 285 to Pine Junction, a wide spot in the road at the intersection of US 285 and CO 126, and go south on C O126. The small hamlet of Buffalo Creek is about 9 miles south of US 285/CO 126 junction, or 1 mile south of Pine on CO 126; Skinner Mountain is 5.9 miles south of Buffalo Creek on CO 126. Drive until you see the Kelsey Campground sign and park on the road unless you want to pay the day use fee. Skinner can be seen from the road, so follow your nose generally west on an indistinct trail marked with the occasional cairn. If the correct path is found, you will be deposited about 50 feet above the climb Wally World. The approach takes about 15 minutes from the road.

Per John Kirk: the GPS coordinates are: 39.3083,-105.2716. The current maps used do not allow for GPS coordinates to be directly inputed, so the spot on the map is placed based upon comparing Google maps and the MP.com maps.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Skinner Mountain

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 59 ● Lookatdat Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● Beached Whale (Unknown 2) Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 65 ● Central Corner Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 6 ● Skin the Cat (Unknown 1) Sport