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Sharksfin Rock Climbing
Routes in Sharksfin
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Big Tears T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Blood in the Water T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Hammerhead T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Loan Shark T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Megalodon, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 |
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North Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Religious Zealot T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Shark Sandwich T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Sharkstone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Sleeping with the Fish S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Unknown/P6 of Golden Staircase S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Walking with the Pope S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Yellow Butterfly S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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40.3056, -105.5232 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Leo Paik on Aug 10, 2002 · Updates |
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Access Issue: Area Closure ended but timed entry permits are REQUIRED
Details
Per Julius Beres & Matt B: $2 timed entry permits issued by RMNP are definitely required if you arrive after 9a and before 3p.
Per Bob Siegrist: as of 6/11/20, the parking areas are no longer blocked off. RMNP is open.
Per Matt B: this area is currently closed to all visitors due to temporary RMNP closures. The entire parking area is blocked off. Please do not threaten access to this area by climbing during this closure to all visitors.
Per Bob Siegrist: as of 6/11/20, the parking areas are no longer blocked off. RMNP is open.
Per Matt B: this area is currently closed to all visitors due to temporary RMNP closures. The entire parking area is blocked off. Please do not threaten access to this area by climbing during this closure to all visitors.
Description
Perhaps one of the more popular of the crags/spires of The Crags. This lies above Slot Rock, below Gray Slab, and further down and left of the Upper Great Face towards the left/middle of The Crags. Routes were climbed here since the 1950s. Alpine in feel but subalpine in approach and altitude, this crag provides 1-3 pitch treats on every face. All descents are by rappel or 5th class. You can watch the weather as from all these rocks you can easily peer westward. For a less crowded experience, come visit....
Getting There
From Estes Park, drive south on CO Hwy 7 to the Lily Lake visitor center. Drive uphill and past this V.C. to the west and then quickly turn north on the road to the Baldpate Inn. Drive past the Inn, park at the end of the road. Best to have a guidebook with pictures (Kimball's, Rossiter's, or Gillett's). Hike up this same blocked off road perhaps a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Head uphill through lightly forested slopes. When the trees clear, the challenge of figuring which rock is which comes next. The lowest of the crags are Rib Rock on the left (N) and Slot Rock on the right (S). This crag lies just uphill from Slot Rock. Hike around the left (N) side of Slot Rock. Plan on 45-75 min to approach depending on your urgency.
Descent
Per David A. Turner: there is a new rap anchor on top of southeast side which is part of The Golden Staircase, but it easy to get to from the top of any Sharkfin route. One rap with 60 meter rope gets you down.
Per Robert Scrivner: an additional rap anchor was added in Spring 2020 atop the N. Face.
Classic Climbing Routes at Sharksfin
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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