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"On the Rocks" Rock Climbing

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Routes in "On the Rocks"

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	Ex-Bride of Frankenstein (AKA Unknown Sport Route) S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	He's at a 10! S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Make Up Sex S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Marriage Counselor S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Still at a 10? S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Elevation:	6,522 ft	1,988 m
GPS:	38.79155, -104.87702 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage! Details

Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.

Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.

Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.

The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.

Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!

Description

This area was originally established by myself and Steve Tragesser as a drytooling crag. One day, we decided to give them a go as sport routes and assign them some grades. Turns out they all climb better as sport routes than dry tooling routes

The climbing is all pretty good for the area, but nothing is exactly classic due to the nature of the rock. The rock isn't what I'd call terrible, but definitely on the mungey/gritty side of things. Other than a bit of loose rock, it's a great road-side crag to get a few quick and pumpy pitches in. Or, pair it up with the Pinnacle or Ampitheater and make for a full day.

It seems important to note that there are fixed pins all over this rock, so it can be assumed the crag has been climbed before. A lot of the routes we put bolts on use an old pin or two, FYI.

Get on em'!

Getting There

Right by the stone bridge on Columbine trail (that takes you across the road to get to mid-Columbine), there is a small granite cliff right next to the creek. Not to be confused with Creekside wall, this cliff is below this area and much, much closer to the creek.