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The Seldom Seen Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Seldom Seen Wall

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	Jack Mormon T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Outta Sight T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Peekaboo Dihedral T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Reclusive Buttress, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Route that Kor Forgot, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Southeast Buttress T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Elevation:	12,206 ft
GPS:	40.2782, -105.6785 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

The Seldom Seen Wall, as the name suggests, doesn't see a lot of visitors but not for any particularly good reason. The wall is located just up the hill from the super classic (and crowded) south face of The Petit Grepon, and just down and right from the (somewhat) often visited east face of Taylor Peak. The wall is about 1000 feet tall, and the rock quality is reasonable to good.

The wall can be logically divided into three buttresses, a West, Central and East Buttress. Little is known about the climbing history of the wall. It is not mentioned in Bernard Gillett's or Richard Rossiter's guidebooks, but there are at least two old and tattered rappel slings, one on the lower part of the east buttress, and one on the upper part of the central buttress, so at least some climbing has taken place there.

Getting There

Hike to Sky Pond, then towards the base of the Petit Grepon. Continue past the Petit into a hanging valley below the east face of Taylor Peak. Before reaching Taylor Peak, the wall is quite obvious on the right.