[Hide Comment] Brandon,
Good job on the direction. Not a easy place to find. May 21, 2009

[Hide Comment] Fun crag for a day. The rock was good in most places, the climbing fun and it looks like there is potential for steeper/harder climbs in the area. Someone has done a nice job with the faintly visible trail that switchbacks up to the cliff. And the directions are dead on. Jun 28, 2009

[Hide Comment] So what's the roof route to the right of "Storm Surge?" Oct 17, 2009

[Hide Comment] I didn't care too much for the bulk of the routes here. I just didn't find them asthetic at all.

More importantly, the bulk of the anchor bolts need some serious maintenance or flat out replacement. Every route on the west face of the Hurricane Wall had at least one loose and flexing anchor. The worst anchors of the day are on the left most gully route. The stone is fracturing away at the surface around the bolt causing serious flex and potential failure in the near future.

Good luck out there,
T. Apr 5, 2010

[Hide Comment] The roof route to the right of Storm Surge is 12-ish or so. To my knowledge it has not gone clean, but I could be wrong. Apr 19, 2010

[Hide Comment] Yeah, the anchors on the left route are flexing like crazy. They need to be replaced. May 22, 2011

[Hide Comment] The anchors are still flexing pretty bad! I got some stuff going on up there so I can replace them if that's mmkay? Not safe. Aug 24, 2011

[Hide Comment] My sons and I had a great time at Hurricane Ridge last Saturday. The directions were great (you pass 4 dirt jumps before you get to the dead tree where you break from the main trail and head up the ridge). Cairns marking the trail were excellent.
We played on the West Hurricane Wall the whole time, working our way down. Thanks for the trailwork and routes! If the hillside at the base of the wall wasn't fairly dangerous, it would be a great kid-friendly place!

West Hurricane Wall - 38°44'47.37"N, 104°53'49.24"W
Hurricane Wall - 38°44'46.86"N, 104°53'48.16"W
Gully Wall - 38°44'47.28"N, 104°53'46.91"W

MyTracks (with only a little wandering)
maps.google.com/maps/ms?msi… Jun 13, 2012

[Hide Comment] I counted 450 steps from the cairn I placed next to the trail on the way out to the road. So, I would estimate 300 meters from the road to the 3rd jump and the tree across the trail forming another jump. This is also an area where the ground levels out some with plenty of large boulders.

Most anchor nuts where loose. We will bring a torque wrench and tighten the nuts and orient the cold shuts at the proper angle the next time we visit.

We enjoyed the days climbing of almost all the routes. Botling was very generous. Jul 6, 2012

[Hide Comment] Spent a great day climbing at Hurricane Ridge again on 3/15/15. All bolts and anchors were tight and in good shape. Snow was deep on approach when you drop down to the creek. Rest of trail was in good shape. Mar 15, 2015

[Hide Comment] Has anyone been to Hurricane Ridge since the rains this year? Wondering about the conditions on the approach, which I heard is tough. I'm thinking about climbing there tomorrow, so any info would be appreciated. I'll post an update when I get back. Jun 13, 2015

[Hide Comment] Approach is in surprisingly good shape after all the rain this spring. Right anchor hanger appears to be loose on Rita (5.9, Hurricane Wall), it's rotating a 1/4 turn. I couldn't get the actual bolt to rotate with my fingers, but definitely double check it before building a top rope anchor just in case. Jun 14, 2015

[Hide Comment] Visited today, the trail seems to be in good condition. Sent the 12 on the west face; however, the bolt above the roof is a tad loose. Mar 4, 2017

[Hide Comment] The dead tree across the trail has been removed, so look for a fire ring built from loose rocks as your landmark to turn right. The trail is well marked from there. Great climbs! Nov 10, 2017

[Hide Comment] Anyone have info about the cracks on another cliff to the climber's left up there. Seems to be a north-facing wall with two obvious crack systems. No sign of previous climbing. Mar 27, 2020

[Hide Comment] Corey,
What's posted online are the only developed routes I'm aware of. I haven't been there since I posted the directions on MP, so new development is possible. If you're talking about that pillar with the cracks, I remember it looking pretty good. You should go for it. Mar 28, 2020

[Hide Comment] Is there any sort of guidebook/pamphlet for this area? Jul 5, 2020

[Hide Comment] Providing some recent updates on the area:

The beta on the approach was a little more difficult to follow, because there was snow on the ground, but even with that variable, those directions are excellent. The cairns are still intact and lead you to the appropriate gully to climb directly to the crag. As is pretty typical in the Cheyenne Canyon area, the gullies are pretty washed out, and the loose rock and gravel make it a huge pain in the ass to climb up and belay. I recommend good hiking boots and patience for this approach. Just to add a few other landmarks for those who choose to find this crag in the snow (we learned this the hard way): look for a reflector on the right side of Old Stage Road as you're walking up from the parking area. You can enter the forest here and quickly find the trail. We could not see any dirt mounds with snow on the ground. Turn left on the trail (bike jumps are all there and visible). The area with the stone fire pit - also not visible - will be an area that you would choose as an obvious campground. The site is very flat and open. If you continue up the trail past this campsite, you will find you start to climb a much steeper hill. This should be your backstop (also learned the hard way). Even better, look for a wooden sign nailed to a tree at the campsite that says "Leap Frog" (referring to the bike jumps, I imagine). This is your campsite. After you turn 90 degrees and walk down the drainage to the creek, the bridge is obvious. Cross the creek, and the cairns are easily visible and will take you where you need to go.

We managed 3 routes on West Hurricane Wall. All bolts and anchors were intact. I can't speak for the other routes or walls, but my guess is they are solid as well based on what I could see.

Not my favorite crag, but then again, the rock was still very nice. I would brave the washed out gullies again if I wanted to go somewhere within 30 minutes - 1 hour of the Springs. Mar 3, 2024