Elevation: 10,400 ft
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Description

This is likely the best of the climbing at Golden Gate State Park. There are at least 3 crags here. All are visible from the Panorama Point. These crags are up to 450 feet in height. The rock is decent to excellent granite, generally less than vertical, filled with many cracks. Access is via faint trails or bushwhacking from Panorama Point with hikes to 1+ hours. These are generally west-facing, so you can generally watch the weather come in. The views are pleasant.

This is a sub-alpine climbing area at an elevation of ~10,000'.

For now, the crowds are not here.

Getting There

From Golden, head N on CO Hwy 93, head W up Golden Gate Canyon Rd to the park, turn R up the road past Kriley Pond and switchback to a gravel road. Follow the signs to Panorama Point. Hike.

Per Lee Smith: instead of hiking directly from Panorama Point, head down the road (east) for about 1/10th of a mile until the crag is due north and then head into the woods. It is much faster than starting right at Panorama Point.

Regulations

Mt. Thoridin is partly on Golden Gate Canyon SP land. Any new fixed hardware requires park approval on GGCSP land. Thank you.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mt. Thorodin

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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● CMC Route
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
● Northwest Ridge
Trad 4 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 3
● Tenzing's Route
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 4
● The Zephyr
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 3
● Chinook
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
● Mr. Misty
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
● Unknown
Trad 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 6
● Pope on Dope
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 3
● Thorodin's Hammer
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● CMC Route
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Northwest Ridge
 13
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches
● Tenzing's Route
 3
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● The Zephyr
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Chinook
 3
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Mr. Misty
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Unknown
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
● Pope on Dope
 6
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Sport 2 pitches
● Thorodin's Hammer
 3
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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Mt. Thoridin's 1st, 2nd, & 3rd buttresses.
Mt. Thoridin's 1st, 2nd, & 3rd buttresses.
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Mt. Thorodin contour terrain map.
Mt. Thorodin contour terrain map.
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Mt. Thorodin via Google Earth.
Mt. Thorodin via Google Earth.
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The 5.5 to 5.7 ramp just right of the start of CMC route.
The 5.5 to 5.7 ramp just right of the start of…
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July 3rd walking on the road view.
July 3rd walking on the road view.
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Second Buttress of Mt. Thorodin. Note, the dark crack to the left of center. This is the CMC route.
Second Buttress of Mt. Thorodin. Note, the dark…
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Looking East from P2 of a route on Second Buttress.
Looking East from P2 of a route on Second Buttr…
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Second Buttress right side.
Second Buttress right side.
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The grand sweep of Thorodins 2nd buttress from the saddle between 1 & 2 looking NW.
The grand sweep of Thorodins 2nd buttress from…
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West face of First Buttress on Thorodin. 1 - 5.9. 2 - 5.10a/b. 3 - 5.10c.
West face of First Buttress on Thorodin. 1 - 5.…
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Storms moving in around Mt. Thorodin.
Storms moving in around Mt. Thorodin.
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The Continental Divide view between 2nd and 3rd Buttresses. Mt. Evans, Torrey's, and Gray's to the south, and Long's Peak to the north.
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Buff Johnson
Buff Johnson  
RE: the approach; instead of bee-lining, use contouring and target yourself to move around the base of the lower slab (as seen in the above-pic) moving from south to north (the rock-climbing is west aspect) to enter the boulder field; see the cairn fairy appear (we actually did pick up the faint trail). Use countouring to get back to Panorama Point, I found the hike an enjoyable short wilderness experience and free of loose scree/talus. Jun 19, 2006
Tim Stich
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tim Stich   Colorado Springs, Colorado
From right to left in the beta photo you have the First Buttress, Second Buttress, and Third Buttress. The formation between and in front of the First and Second Buttress is Thorodin Slab. Jul 16, 2007
Lee Smith
Lee Smith  
Instead of hiking directly from Panorama Point, head down the road (east) for about 1/10th of a mile until the crag is due north and then head into the woods. It is much faster than starting right at Panorama Point.
We had the whole place to ourselves all day on a Saturday. This is really a great and lonesome crag. I will be back. Sep 9, 2007
Jason Haas
G1 Climbing + Fitness
Jason Haas   G1 Climbing + Fitness
I climbed several routes on the first buttress, roughly 150ft right of Twin Cracks in a left-facing alcove. Hubbel refers to this on p.94 of his Front Range Crags book as "steep, hard cracks in west-facing alcove" but didn't say if they had been done before or not. Anyone climb them before me? There's a pic above which lists all three routes, which go from left to right at 5.9, 5.10b, 5.10c Jun 21, 2008
Tim Stich
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tim Stich   Colorado Springs, Colorado
Did either a link-up or a new route last Saturday combining the obvious ramp to the right of the start of the CMC route and then found features that led back to the left to a narrow walkway just before the summit ride I named The Paso Del Muerte (always loved that name in Mexican caves). I made a hand-drawn topo but would like to overlay it on a better photo sometime. Jul 5, 2010