Elevation: 10,010 ft
GPS: 39.12472, -106.67989
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Shared By: Steven Lucarelli on Jun 23, 2008
Admins: Alvaro Arnal, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

Description

This area offers some pretty good sport climbing from 5.6 to 5.12 with most routes falling in the 5.10 to 5.11 range. All of the cliffs face south, but their aspects vary from slightly east to slightly west so finding shade is still possible. Rock quality also varies but is generally really good especially on the more popular routes.

Getting There

This group of cliffs is located about 10 miles east of Aspen and has three separate parking areas depending on which walls your trying to get to. Parking for most of the climbs is on the north side of the road just before the MM 52 sign.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ptarmigan Creek Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 21
Show Pony
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 43
Bucket Brigade
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 78
Truth Decay
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 67
5.9 Crack
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 4
Way Feng Shui
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 49
Storm Jumper
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
Tiger Milk
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 79
Baba Fats
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 16
Monkey Spunk
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 18
A Broad's Side Of A Barn Door
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 14
One Leg's Shorter
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
Twice Baked
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Search and Rescue
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 4
1000 Hurricane
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Show Pony Jungle Wall
 21
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Bucket Brigade Storm Jumper Wall
 43
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Truth Decay Greg's Cliff
 78
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
5.9 Crack Greg's Cliff
 67
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Way Feng Shui Storm Jumper Wall
 4
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Storm Jumper Storm Jumper Wall
 49
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Tiger Milk Jungle Wall
 5
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Baba Fats Greg's Cliff
 79
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Monkey Spunk Jungle Wall
 16
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
A Broad's Side Of A Barn Door Greg's Cliff
 18
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
One Leg's Shorter Greg's Cliff
 14
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Twice Baked Greg's Cliff
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Search and Rescue Storm Jumper Wall
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
1000 Hurricane Hurricane Wall
 4
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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