PRINT: Rock Climb Hire Spire, Lyons

Hire Spire

5.8, Trad, TR,

Avg: 1.6 from 11 votes
FA: unknown
Colorado > Lyons > St Vrain Canyons > S Fork of St Vr… > Spire

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

Follow the crack to the right of "Dire Spire".

Protection

Pro up to #3 Camalot for nice crack systems. This may require some gardening.

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Looking down from the top as Todd does the last few moves.

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Francisco Manzo

Climbed this on Sunday and I would easily say this is not 5.8 but maybe 5.7 and the route with the crack that is rated 5.9 looks like 5.8 May 28, 2002

George Bell
Boulder, CO

We climbed this route yesterday (I think, if it is the middle of three parallel cracks in the rock photo). This is a nice, moderate line with a fun crack jamming crux. No need for a bolted anchor on the top, there is a great gear belay on a nice pedestal right under the summit. It is easy to descend to the west. Jul 28, 2002

Michael Kullman

There are some really nice, fun lines on this crag. Very easy to protect, used nothing but nuts and hexes. Good route to practice trad leading. Easy access (other than crossing the river) and the descent from the backside is ultra-pleasant. If only it was a couple of pitches instead of one relatively short one. Worth doing if you are crag hopping along the St Vrain.

MK Sep 30, 2002

Ron Olsen
Boulder, CO

A fun route with some good cracks. At the top, I traversed left to the two-bolt anchor atop the Center Slab route.Worth doing, but not a two-star route.

A good but not great route. Aug 25, 2003

Wild Cat
Lyons

Short 5.7+ or 8- fist crux. The rest of the route is pretty cruiser.

Excellent summit with beautiful views and well within sight of the highway, so you look like a hero. Aug 20, 2023