PRINT: Rock Climbing in Becker Wall, Estes Park Valley

Becker Wall

Colorado > Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Palisade Mountain

Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

1. Mostly trad or top rope. A few bolts exist.2. 45 foot solid granite.3. Always in the sun, great winter spot. hot in summer.4. Walk off all routes, or rap off natural anchors.5. No know access issues.6. 9 routes ranging from 5.7 to 5.11. One project is probably 5.12 but unclimbed as yet.

Getting There

From the Beige Siphon Tube at the mouth of the narrows, drive 5.5 miles to the parking lot for Cyclops Wall. From the west end of the parking lot, hike up hill to the north west for 250 yards. South-facing, white, granite wall. Watch for poison ivy.

L->R:

Construction Zone

A. Project, 11, 1p, 40', TR.
B. Vaginal Canal, 10, 1p, 40', TR.
C. A Slut Car Named Desire, 8, 1p, 40', gear.
D. Can't or Won't, 11, 1p, 60', TR.
E. Layleebock, 10+ PG-13, 1p, 60', bolt & gear or TR.
?F. First Rites, 7, 40', 1p, gear.
?G. Mammoth Hunters, 7, 1p, 50', gear.
H. Indiana, 7+ PG-13, 1p, 45', gear.
I. A Delicate Dance, 10+, 1p, 40', bolts.
J. Criss Cross, 9, 1p, 40', bolts.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 1 ● Project TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 1 ● Vaginal Canal TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 1 ● A Slut Climb Named Desire Trad, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 1 ● Can't or Won't Trad, Sport, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 4 ● Layleebock Trad, Sport, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1 ● Mammoth Hunters Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 3 ● First Rites Trad, TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 1 ● Indiana Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 3 ● A Delicate Dance Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 2 ● Criss Cross Sport

● Project

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c TR

● Vaginal Canal

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b TR

● A Slut Climb Named Desire

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR

● Can't or Won't

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport, TR

● Layleebock

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad, Sport, TR

● Mammoth Hunters

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR

● First Rites

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR

● Indiana

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad

● A Delicate Dance

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport

● Criss Cross

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

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Right side of Becker Wall showing the 3 recent routes.

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Ken Duncan
Ft Collins, CO

TR’d a route just right of First Rites climbing the small, RF dihedral/flake to a right-angling crack to the anchors. Good 5.10 climbing but would need a couple bolts at the top (sstarted trying to lead his thinking it was Mammoth Hunter but backed off halfway up when the pro ran out). Apr 1, 2019