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Terraphile Rock Climbing

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	Hibernaculum T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ophidiophobe T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Elevation:	6,600 ft	2,012 m
GPS:	40.1713, -105.3628 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays Details

Per Climbing Puerto Rico: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.

From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.

During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.

codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…

Description

Terraphile is the small slab jutting up from the valley bottom below the Acrophile. The rock faces NW and stays shaded until the afternoon.

The routes here are good for a sport climber breaking into trad. They require a few pieces of gear, but most cruxes are bolt protected.

Getting There

Park at the old picnic area between mile markers 25 and 26. The pullout is on a sharp right turn (when driving up-canyon).

The routes can easily be previewed by walking back up to the road. This would be a roadside crag except for the creek crossing!

Just downstream from the parking is the easiest spot to wade the river (in the entire canyon). We've crossed here even when the rest of the creek was way too sketchy. Aim for a large boulder in the water on the other side. Find a faint trail that leads through vegetation to the climbing.

The creek can also be crossed (in low water) by boulder hopping just upstream from the parking.

Poison ivy has not been spotted here or on the approach, except if you cross upstream at the boulders.