Birds of Fire (RMNP) training routes
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I've had my eye on Birds of Fire up in the park for a while now and after a few weeks in J-Tree this winter I'm feeling a bit more confident of my slab skills. I'm looking for some suggestions regarding good slab routes in the front range (Eldo, Boulder Canyon, S.Platte, etc.) that give me a taste of similar difficulty and/or spiciness. Since some may come up, below is a couple of slab type routes I've done off the top of my head: |
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Check out this area in the S. Platte: mountainproject.com/v/land-… |
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Two Jews blues. South platte. If you don't bail right at the last few bolts and instead climb straight up the bolts it is as hard as the crux on birds of fire. Check out Helen's dome too. |
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I did a lot of slab climbing in Jtree in grad school, then moved back to Boulder and hopped onto Birds of Fire and it felt divine. If you're comfortable with 5.10 slab in Jtree, then you should be fine on BoF. |
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Also, check out Upper Dream canyon. The top pitches of Earth Voyage are fun slab. |
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the 11's on wigwam dome would be good training, as would the routes on the west face of helen's dome - which aren't rated particularly difficult, but are sustained and heady. |
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+1 for picking thin slabs in the Splatte for prep, but as was said earlier, if you are OK on 10's in Jtree, you'll be OK on BOF. |