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Recovery Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Recovery Wall

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	A Crackwork Orange T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	AF S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Brew Pub Bivouac S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Buzz That Was, The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Can You Hear Me Now? S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Character Defects S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Chossy Dog S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dodging Bullets S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	DTs, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dumpster Diving S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Full Moon Rising S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Green Eyed Monster S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Improbable, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	It Seams To Me S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Just One More S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Liquid Courage S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Man in the Woods S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Milk-Plus T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Procrastinator S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Safety Meeting S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Second Step, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sex Face S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Size Matters S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Step 13 S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Supernova Blackburn S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	When It All Comes Crashing Down S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Ya Lives S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Access Issue: Road and Raptor Closures Details

Per Ross Andrea: Ramparts Range Road is closed December 1.

March 1st-July 31st: Devil's Head Rock, Sin City, & Recovery Wall are closed for raptor protection. The vast majority of the other crags are unaffected by the closure. Please visit:
fs.usda.gov/alerts/psicc/al… for additional information and maps.

Access Issue: Seasonal Closures Details

New as of July 17, 2015:

Recovery Wall is in the falcon closure area and is off limits to climbing from March 1 to July 31.

New as of July 17, 2015:

The only parts of Devil's Head climbing area that are closed March 1- July 31 every year for peregrine falcon protection are Devil's Head Rock and Recovery Wall.

The new map:

The updated raptor closure map as of July 2015. Courtesy of the NFS and Tod Anderson. Thanks!

The OLD official closure order and associated map can be found here: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….

For questions or more information, please contact the South Platte Ranger District office at 303.275.5610.

Description

Recovery Wall is high quality, South Platte, red granite. The nature of the climbing varies widely from crimpy and balancy to wide chimney. There are about 30 new climbs on this wall with about half of them being 2 pitches. There are also a handful of trad climbs here from 5.5 to 5.11. The wall faces southeast, so it receives morning sun and afternoon shade. The wall also has many large shade trees in front of it.

Recovery Wall is in the falcon closure area and is off limits to climbing from March 1 to July 31.

Getting There

Going south down Rampart Range Road, continue past mile marker 13. The mile markers are hard to see, so pay close attention. Take a left on FR 502 about a quarter mile past mile marker 13. At first, the road is in the trees. When the road opens up to a large meadow with a pullout and primitive camping on the right, you will be able to see Recovery Wall in front of you.

The wall has a giant crack in the middle of the wall that arches left and looks like a backwards letter "F". Continue on the dirt road through the meadow back into the trees and in a few hundred feet there will be a primitive campsite on the left with a sign for parking and camping.

Make sure you do not block the entrance to the campsite, I have suffered the redneck, scooter trash consequences from just parking in the area and not blocking the road.

To get to the crag from the campsite, the trail goes northwest from the campsite (there is also a trail that goes almost directly west out of the campsite, it's just steeper). The trail has cairns the whole way. The trail goes up to a cave with a large rock overhang where you meet the lower end of the wall. Head north from here following the wall. It's about a 20 minute hike uphill the whole way.

27 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Recovery Wall

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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Milk-Plus Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 17 ● When It All Comes Crashing Down Sport 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 14 ● AF Sport 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 69 ● Procrastinator Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 25 ● Liquid Courage Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 4 ● Supernova Blackburn Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● A Crackwork Orange Trad 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 30 ● Ya Lives Sport 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 19 ● The Second Step Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 13 ● Dumpster Diving Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 7 ● Character Defects Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 6 ● The Buzz That Was Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 41 ● Sex Face Sport 2 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● The Improbable Sport