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Nancy's Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Nancy's Rock

L › R R › L A › Z

	Borachone S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Chance T,S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	De Gueo S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dyne-"E"-Mite T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Get Along Cindy Cindy T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hey Dude T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Nipple, The T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Stumpy S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Twin Guns TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
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Elevation:	6,157 ft
GPS:	40.43043, -105.31493 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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

Nancy's Wall or Nancy's Rock a.k.a. Cyclops Slab is this cool, little 60', sport crag slab with a combination of Monastery's crystalline and Combat Rock's beautiful granite. The routes are all moderate, going from 5.6 to 5.11, I believe. 2 x bolts on a sketchy flake (what was that guy thinking?) is the anchor on top and that is shared by all routes. TR is easy too. There is some potential bouldering around the area as well.

Getting There

Drive towards Loveland on US 34 just past Drake. About 1/4 mile outside Drake, there is some sort of monument on you left and you can see the dam on your right. There is a pulloff on the left side of the road right where the monument is. Right off the pulloff, you see a small trail leading up the hillside and [Nancy's Wall or Nancy's Rock aka] Cyclop's Slab is about a 2 minute hike from the trailhead. Great approach, huh?

L->R:

A. Dyne-"E"-Mite, 9, 1p, 65', bolts +/- gear.
B. De Gueo, 10, 1p, 55', bolts.
C. Borachone, 7, 1p, 55', bolts & gear.
D. Chance, 7, 1p, 55', bolt & gear.
E. Stumpy, 8+, 1p, 55', bolts +/- gear.
F. Hey Dude, 11, 1p, 60', bolts & gear.
G. Get Along Cindy Cindy, 8+ PG-13, 1p, 60', gear.

Above:
The Nipple, 10, 1p, 20', gear & bolt or TR.
Twin Guns, 10, 1p, 20', TR.