PRINT: Rock Climb L.A. Law, Golden

L.A. Law

5.10a, Sport,

Avg: 0.9 from 106 votes
FA: FFA: Alan Nelson, 1992-1993
Colorado > Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > Wall of Justice

Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work Details

Please be aware of the annual raptor seasonal closures!

Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31

Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…

Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 1 (MM 270, W of Tunnel 1). Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 2 (E of Tunnel 2). In 2016, the closure WAS lifted June 9 for ONLY the 2016 season, per Eric Krause, JeffCo OS Ranger. Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.

Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:

Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves

June 7, 2021 - TBD: Highway 6 is currently doing full road closures from Sunday night to Friday morning every week. The closure is from the junction of Highway 119 and Highway 6 to the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 6 (mile post ~260 to ~257). Vehicles that remain in the closure will be towed at owners expense.

Sundays: 7PM-4AM
Monday-Thursday: 4PM-4AM

Access Issue: Closure 8/22/18-10/16/18 7a-5p weekdays Details

Per ErikaNW: Clear Creek Canyon High Wire crag will be closed on weekdays from August 22 to October 16!

Front Range Climbing Stewards in collaboration with JeffCo will initiate a special project to move the High Wire access trail away from above the Tunnel 2 entrance. High Wire, Low Wire, Higher Wire, and Wall of Justice crags will be closed M-F from 7 am to 5 pm while the crew is working. Access to the crags at this time will be prohibited. Until further notice, weekend access is still allowed.

Thanks for your patience and understanding as work is done to make the High Wire approach safer for all!

Description

This route is on the right side of the wall, just before the roof starts. Good holds all the way up, but shorter people may find a couple of the moves a bit reachy.

Protection

4 bolts and a two bolt anchor with fixed lowering biners above the lip.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Wendie

I actually thought this was harder than "Lawsuit," which is rated 10b! More overhanging & reachy. Fun once you figured out how to get to all the bolts (the 3rd is a bit far out). Jun 25, 2002

chris deulen
Denver-ish, CO

5.10b

Apologies to Mr. Nelson, but I just hate this route. I like the majority of things he's put up, but this is just rot in my opinion. Oct 14, 2005

Robbie the Dog

This route can be a bit of a pain to TR, or to lower off. the crack about a foot left of the 4th (last) bolt can snag your rope quite well. A very short draw here (or a biner) will keep the rope from getting snagged.

The rest of it was fun. Aug 21, 2006

Vinny

So, yeah that "crack" definitely will snag your [rope] HARD CORE! To the point where I had to reclimb the entire route get to the top, and unsnag it, then wrap off the climb being careful not to get the rope caught or else it will wedge itself so far in that you are unable to get it out. Oct 24, 2006

AOSR
Green Mnt

5.10b

Good route to begin learning overhangs. As others have mentioned, be very careful of the rope eating crack. There was a piece of cut rope still jammed in it today. Jul 13, 2008

Dan Stackhouse
Lakewood, CO

5.10a

If you clip your rope into a carabiner on the 4th bolt as you come down, it will keep it out of the crack. Oct 1, 2009

gsmith

5.10-

The anchor has been moved above the lip since the description for this was written (so you climb up onto the ledge).

Left a biner on the top bolt to keep the rope out of the rope eating crack. Hopefully nobody takes it thinking its a bail biner - it makes getting down much nicer. Apr 1, 2012

Matt C

Thanks for leaving a directional biner! Unfortunately someone must have mistaken it for a bail biner, as you feared, because it wasnt there yesterday. May 6, 2012

D Graham
Washington, DC

Yeah, this route is just a b!+c# to clean because of that crack. When we were there last month, there was the remnants of a severed rope in the crack. Jul 29, 2014

Evan Burgess
Little Rock, AR

Alright. I've yet to comment on a route, but this line is garbage enough to necessitate a warning. If you enjoy boring climbing, manteling with bomber deck ledges beneath you and getting your rope stuck in a vise-grip crack at the lip, then get after it. Got my buddy's rope stuck, so I led up with my rope and rapped down to avoid getting my rope stuck, but alas, got it stuck. There's too many sweet lines at this crag to even bother on this piece of trash. Also not long/sustained enough to be a half-decent warm-up. 2/10. Chop it. Apr 20, 2019

Chris Arnold
Denver, Co

5.10a

Don't waste your time on this route. The potential on losing your rope in that crack is too high for the meh amount of climbing. May 20, 2019