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Elevation: 6,900 ft 2,103 m
GPS: 39.73534, -105.35961
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High Profile Wall is a funky crag with several, seldom climbed, Clear Creek testpieces. This crag appears to sit almost on top of the road and its clean, main wall faces West and North. Hungry Wolf and Stuffed Wolf are a pair of well bolted 5.13s that are less than half a rope length and share an anchor. Puppy Chow is ostensibly a top rope problem, although getting the TR set up would seem more challenging than it was worth. Scramble up to a rough ledge via an exposed 50 foot 5.1 face. This scramble can be protected with a few wires if that seems prudent. HPW is a good spot to work out some hard moves with minimal commitment and an endless stream of onlookers to cheer you on.

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8.2 miles West of the intersection of US 6, CO 58, and CO 93 is a pullout on the South side of the road. This can be used for both the High Profile Wall and A Little Piece of South Dakota. It is necessary to wade across the stream for both crags. The best spot for wading varies with the season but is usually up-stream of HPW.

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A. Mouse Meat, 10-, 1p, 72', bolts.

B. Puppy Chow, 10, 1p, TR.

C1. Teen Wolf, 12, 1p, 50', bolts.

C2. Hungry Wolf, 13, 1p, 60', bolts.

DC. Stuffed Wolf, 13, 1p, bolts.

E. Crack, 6, 1p, 60', gear.

F. Dihedral, 8, 1p, 65', gear, 2 bolts, and formerly 1 piton.

6 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at High Profile Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
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● Teen Wolf
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5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
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● Hungry Wolf
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5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 61
● Stuffed Wolf
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Teen Wolf
 61
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Hungry Wolf
 85
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Stuffed Wolf
 61
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
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Sun Angles Details:
Routes Mostly Face: Northwest
Sunny Roughly 1pm to 4pm during high season
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Details: It gets sun from noon to sunset in summer. There is little/no sun in Dec./Jan. So it is usually sunny 1-4PM near the equinoxes. So, shady summer early mornings or sunny crisp fall/spring afternoons are nice. It is prone to a lot of wind here - layer up!

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Access is easy from the Big Easy parking if you don't want to wade the creek. More walking, but you don't get wet, and there is a trail marked by this sign.
Access is easy from the Big Easy parking if you…
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High Profile Wall.
High Profile Wall.
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A good view of "Crack" and "Dihedral".
A good view of "Crack" and "Dihedral".
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A good view of the crag.
A good view of the crag.
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From the top, you can rappel from this anchor, but the walk off is easy.
From the top, you can rappel from this anchor,…
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The rope on the left is fixed for the approach to the sport climbs.
The rope on the left is fixed for the approach…
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High Profile.
High Profile.
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