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The Quarry Wall Climbing

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Routes in The Quarry Wall

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	Ace is High V4 6B
	Afternoon Delight V2 5+
	Alto
	Ankle Wrecker V2 5+
	Banquet T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Big Phallic, The V4 6B
	Blubber V0 4
	Bone Collector aka Bone Crusher T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Bowels, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Buff Potatoes V2 5+
	Comer Culo V2 5+
	Crack Highball V3 6A
	Crap Crags T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Depression T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	E-Wrecked V2-3 5+
	Eastern Heart S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Elephantiasis S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Esperanza T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Finger Wrecker V2 5+
	Frank's Tame Years T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Frank's Wild Years T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Gnome, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Kleptocracy S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Koolaid T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Manmade Splosion V1+ 5
	Marry Me, Becky T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Moby Dick V6- 7A
	Mummy, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ode to the Lowball V4 6B
	Offwidth Bulge T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	One Night T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Pocket Rocket V4 6B
	Recession 2016 S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Recession Arete S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Scotland 'Wales' V4 6B
	Shark Jaw T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sharkcicle T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Short Tour, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Silver Bullet T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Something to Do V0 4
	South Arête V0 4
	Southwest Face V0 4
	Stimulus S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Tough Love T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Warm Up Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Whale, The V2-3 5+
	Yearling V1 5
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Access Issue: Please Obey Speed Limits & Rim Rock Trail Closure Details

Rim Rock Trail at N. Table Mt. Park is closed Feb. through July 31 to protect raptor nesting territory and ground-nesting bird habitat.

It's likely few climber go there, but it may affect the adventurous.

Description

The Quarry Wall is a little-known trad climbing area located just east of the main North Table Mountain cliffs. Much of the development has been done by locals Jimmy Menendez, Hank Caylor, and Wayne Crill. The cliff has a handful of short routes of all grades, and three "showcase" longer routes on the main cliff -- all of which are excellent.

Although the rock can be flaky and dirty (primarily due to lack of traffic), and the ambiance is tainted by the constant buzz of the Coors Brewing Company, the wall offers an easy approach and sheltered, south-facing rock, making it a good winter destination. Also, it provides a rare opportunity to do some pretty sustained jamming close to Denver/Boulder. The rock seems to be columnar basalt.

Getting There

From Washington Avenue (Golden's Main Street), take 10th Street east. On your right you will pass the Coors complex. 10th turns into 44th, and parallels CO Hwy 58. After a mile, you'll go under CO 58; take an immediate left hand turn, and follow the hairpin turn back west until it dead-ends at a T-intersection. To your left is an on ramp to CO 58 W, to your right is Easley Way. Park on the righthand corner at a large gravel lot.

Looking up from the parking past a few houses, you'll see the wall (and even the climb Bone Crusher) clearly. Hike towards the on ramp and follow a very good trail much further west than you think you want to go. This trail skirts underneath terraced road cuts on the slope above. Eventually the trail will wind back north between the mesas.... Keep your eyes peeled for a very well-traveled trail that splits off to the right (the junction is cairned). Follow this back east again, now above the terraces, until you are directly below the main wall.

There are three lines here: the left is Frank's Wild Years (5.11-), the middle is Silver Bullet (5.12-), and the right is Bone Collector aka Bone Crusher (5.12). Further to the right are the shorter climbs, and easy access to the top for setting up topropes.

Per Taylor Beever: as of 5/1/2022, JeffCo Sheriff's Dept. will ticket you if access the area from the gravel lot next to the CO 58 onramp.

L->R:

West of the Quarry

Koolaid, 10, 1p, 75', gear.

Crap Crags, 8, 1p, 60', gear.

Quarry

A. Shark Jaw, 7, 1p, 90', gear.

B. Sharkcicle, 10-, 1p, 90', gear.

CD. Frank's Tame Years, 11-, 1p, 80', gear.

D. Frank's Wild Years, 11, 1p, 80', gear.

DE1. One Night, 13, 1p, 70', bolts & gear.

E1. Banquet, 12, 1p, 80', bolts & gear.

E2. Silver Bullet, 11+, 1p, 80', gear.

F. Bone Collector aka Bone Crusher, 12, 1p, 80', gear.

G. Kleptocracy, 12+, 1p, 80', bolts.

H. Elephantiasis, 12+, 1p, 85', bolts.

I. Depression , 10-, 1p, 65', gear & 1 bolt.

JK. Recession 2016, 12-, 1p, 60', bolts.

K. Recession Arete, 11+, 1p, 65', bolts.

L. Eastern Heart, 12-, 1p, 80', bolts.

M. ??, 10+, 1p, 40', gear.

N. Tough Love, 12, 1p, 40', 2 nuts in situ & gear.

O. Marry Me, Becky, 10, 1p, gear.

P. The Crill-Menendez/Esperanza, 12 PG-13, 1p, 60', gear & bolts?

Q?. Stimulus, 12, 1p, bolts.

R. The Gnome, 12, 1p.

S. The Gnome, 12 R, 1p, 40', gear.

T. The Short Tour, 10-, 1p, 40', gear.

U. The Bowels, 8-, 1p, 40', gear.

V. Offwidth Bulge, 9 (+++), 1p, 30', gear or TR.

W. Warm Up Crack, 8, 1p, 30', gear.

X. The Mummy, 8+, 1p, 30', gear & bolts.

East Quarry - to the right.

Dogs

According to a Jefferson County Open Space ranger, dogs in the Jefferson County Open Space (including here) should be on leashes.

Rattlesnake Alert!

There was a baby rattlesnake living in the crack near the top of a route here.

47 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Quarry Wall

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

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 43 ● Offwidth Bulge Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 100 ● Marry Me, Becky Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 150 ● The Short Tour Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 56 ● Sharkcicle Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 106 ● Frank's Tame Years Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 107 ● Frank's Wild Years Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 106 ● Silver Bullet Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 34 ● Recession Arete Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 33 ● Recession 2016 Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Banquet Trad, Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 113 ● Bone Collector aka Bone Crusher Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 15 ● Stimulus Sport
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 23 ● Kleptocracy Sport
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c 10 ● Elephantiasis Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 5 ● One Night Trad