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The Brown Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Brown Wall

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	Braille Trail, The S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Brown Wall \| 5970, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Chocolate Thunder S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Crocodile Tears T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Dragonfly T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fractured Fairytale T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Game of Drones T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Gator Boy TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Gay Blade T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Legacy, The S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	May Divorce Be With You T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	New Vector T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Pat Me'groinagin T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Penetrators, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Reptile T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Reptile Tears T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Rumba de Roberto T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Sampler Plate T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Shadow, The S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Smausser Traverse Thing... T,S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Spark, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Stegamite T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Stegosaur T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Thunderstruck T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Zorro T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b

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Access Issue: Road & nearby private property & COVID-19 Closure - now open Details

As of Nov. 6, 2020: per Johanna Jones: COVID-19 update: Thunder Ridge is open, although there are two considerations: 1) The landowners have asked climbers not to use their private road to enter Thunder Ridge. 2) As of July 1, 2020, all persons 18 and older must possess a valid Colorado HUNTING or FISHING LICENSE to access Colorado Parks and Wildlife land. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK ON THIS LAND.

#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.

Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…

As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.

Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.

Description

The Brown Wall was the start of climbing at Thunder Ridge. Steve Cheyney led Reptile - 5.10 and the rest as they say....
There is lots of sun here. Gator skin texture of the stone is awesome. Several routes are in this area.

Getting There

The Brown Wall is up behind the lower canyons. It is most easily reached by climbing up out of the back end of the Wasp Canyon.

25 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Brown Wall

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 20 ● Dragonfly Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 128 ● Reptile Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 52 ● Zorro Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 123 ● Reptile Tears Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 45 ● Gay Blade Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 15 ● Smausser Traverse Thing... Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 13 ● Gator Boy TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 28 ● The Brown Wall \| 5970 Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 8 ● New Vector Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 7 ● Crocodile Tears Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 43 ● Chocolate Thunder Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 19 ● The Penetrators Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 20 ● The Shadow Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 5 ● The Spark Trad
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c 8 ● Thunderstruck Trad 2 pitches