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Keyboard of the Winds Rock Climbing

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Routes in Keyboard of the Winds

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	Cold Blooded Boys T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Forgotten Arete T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Forgotten North Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Glissando Link-up, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Key of Free T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mrs. Stubbs South Face T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Quien Sabe Arete T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Southwest Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Elevation:	13,600 ft	4,145 m
GPS:	40.2492, -105.61863 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

This is an amazing area along the SW ridge of Long's Peak that connects with Pagoda Peak. I've been told that prior to 1994, no one had climbed here. It took a quick ascent up Pagoda's N Face & clear skies to inspire exploration here. From Glacier Gorge, this area draws your eye as you droll & dream of a traverse along Chief's Head, Pagoda, Keyboard of the Winds, Long's Peak, & back down. This area lies downhill from The Palisades.

Per Dakota from North Dakota: the towers from Long's Peak to Pagoda Peak are known as: Light Tower, The Dark Tower, Wind Chill Tower, Mr. Stubbs, Mrs. Stubbs, Jackpot Tower, Sievers' Tower.

Some routes here include: Stubbs Fight Back, 5.11a; Picking Plums, 5.10c.

Getting There

Most seem to approach this hump from Glacier Gorge, past Black Lake, 5mi, to Green Lake, and then up towards the col between Pagoda Peak & Long's Peak. Expect a workout for the average climbing bum...which of course will keep the crowds down.