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Lower Spire Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lower Spire

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	Driving Miss Dahl T,S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Five Tendons S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Jack Corner T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	K.E. Cracks S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Last Lockup T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Regular Route, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Siren, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Wraith, The T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Access Issue: Road Closure - Caldor Fire and Dirt road winter closures Details

While climbing is open, Wrights Lake Road is within the Caldor Fire closure: fs.usda.gov/eldorado/. Plan to approach from Hwy 50. In addition, Eldorado National Forest closes dirt roads during wet conditions between November and May. The main office number 530-622-5061 might help you get current conditions, which aren't always updated on the website. fs.usda.gov/detail/eldorado… When the road is closed, simply park on a pullout of Wrights Lake Road and walk the extra mile.

Description

This is the lowest and smallest of the Phantom Spires.

Getting There

The approach from parking is obvious. Doh! Not really. You can follow the main trail straight to Middle Spire, but Lower Spire doesn't really stand out from that angle. Go west around Middle Spire, then head downhill toward the next rock that would be in the direction of the river down below. Go around this to the right side, continuing down a bit more until you finally see the free standing spire. From above you can't really see the free standing nature of these particular rocks. Once you get closer you can see the one skinny tall spire along with a host of other less"spire" like rocks.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lower Spire

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 18 ● Jack Corner Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 9 ● Last Lockup Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 17 ● Five Tendons Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 7 ● K.E. Cracks Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● The Siren Sport