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The Pinnacle Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Pinnacle

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	Army Route, The T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Balance S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cheyenne S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Chivalry S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Corrugation Corner S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dragnet S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Full Monty S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Kendlee S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Men Arete, The S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Right-Facing Corner T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shitter, The S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Steep Side S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tiger Snap? S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R

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Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage! Details

Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.

Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.

Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.

The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.

Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!

Description

There are many good lines on the Pinnacle, the best being the easy classic Army Route (5.5), a 4-pitch line put up by the Army in the 1950's. The rock on the Pinnacle is often very good, but sometimes crumbly. For instance, near the top of the tower there is a crumbly band of bad rock. The rock offers a good variety of sport and trad lines. Most routes can be rappelled, but many top out and it is easier to walk off. For the walk-off: Downclimb a few feet on the backside of the Pinnacle, then follow the ridge south for a couple hundred yards until a trail descends west down a steep scree slope, which winds back down to the road.

Getting There

From the gate on Cheyenne Boulevard (this is the park entrance, where the road turns into North Cheyenne Canyon Road), drive .85 miles to an obvious pullout on the right (west) side of the road. From here, the Pinnacle is obvious as it rises above the road. Cross the road and follow the trail over a stone bridge and along the cliff band up to the flanks of the Pinnacle.

13 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Pinnacle

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

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 172 ● The Army Route Trad 4 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 81 ● Kendlee Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 68 ● Balance Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 94 ● The Men Arete Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 58 ● Corrugation Corner Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 31 ● Tiger Snap? Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 19 ● Full Monty Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 24 ● Cheyenne Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 14 ● Dragnet Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 10 ● Steep Side Sport