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The Penguin Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map This is our best guess at this area's location.
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Routes in The Penguin

East Face T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c PG13

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GPS:	39.9611, -105.289 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:

See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….

Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:

flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…

Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.

Description

This is Seal Rock's little sidekick. The Penguin lives just South of Seal Rock and is pretty much dwarfed by it. You can barely see The Penguin from anywhere except down in town. It is obscured for most of the approach and even from the base it hides in the trees.

Getting There

Follow the approach for Seal Rock. When you reach the bottom of the East face, hang a left and follow a steep trail in front of The Pup toward the left side of Seal Rock. When you find the start to East Face South Side, the Penguin is a couple hundred feet straight south. But due to lots of deadfall, it is easier to step around the East side of a small buttress to get to the base.