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East Face North Side/Seal Rock
5.4 YDS 4a French 12 Ewbanks IV UIAA 10 ZA VD 3c British
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Routes in Seal Rock
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Archaeopteryx T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a X |
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Bella for the Winnie S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Choose Life S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Choose Muscle S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a PG13 |
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Ciao Bella (pitch 1) aka Pit of Despair S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Ciao Bella (pitch 2), aka Pit of Despair S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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East Face North Side/Seal Rock T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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East Face South Side T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Flute, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Gruffalo, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Hinge, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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I Am The Walrus S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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Jade Gate S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Love Wins S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c |
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Misbehaven T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X |
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Nattiq S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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No Philter S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a |
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Perfect Storm, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Primate S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Sea Bird T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Sea of Joy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Shortcut (East Face) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Southwest Face T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Stoop, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Storm Bird T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 |
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Super Tuscan S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Supercell S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a |
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Thunder Muscle S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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Yellow Door, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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| Type: | Trad, 800 ft (242 m), 4 pitches |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 44,094 total · 155/month |
| Shared By: | Mike Sofranko on Aug 24, 2001 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:
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Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Description
Seal Rock is as good as Flatiron scrambling gets. Supposedly it's uncrowded, but the day I was there two groups of two were climbing this route. They were really friendly, and I tried to be, so it's all good.
Begin just up to the left of the lowpoint of the rock. Head up, following the path of least resistance. Maybe that should be 'follow the path of most assistance' as there isn't much on this rock to resist upward progress. I stayed pretty close to the right edge of the rock. After a couple/three pitches you will reach a nearly horizontal section of the ridge - this is the section of Seal Rock that gives it its distinctive shape. Walk left, and then engage the steeper upper third of the rock. A final two pitches wil bring you to the summit. Due to the climb-anywhere nature of the rock, describing the route in detail is difficult (or pointless). I didn't climb it, but there is a distinctive vertical crack that the other groups followed - about 40 feet left of the north edge.
To descend, I downclimbed the upper third of the rock to the elbow, walked down the ridge to a tree with a rap anchor, and cut back southwest and down a bit to an obvious wide crack that leads 10ft to the ground. It's very easy, but it's steep/overhanging.
Eds. Alternately, you can rappel off the north face 165 feet to the ground from a fixed anchor about 40 feet from the top.
Begin just up to the left of the lowpoint of the rock. Head up, following the path of least resistance. Maybe that should be 'follow the path of most assistance' as there isn't much on this rock to resist upward progress. I stayed pretty close to the right edge of the rock. After a couple/three pitches you will reach a nearly horizontal section of the ridge - this is the section of Seal Rock that gives it its distinctive shape. Walk left, and then engage the steeper upper third of the rock. A final two pitches wil bring you to the summit. Due to the climb-anywhere nature of the rock, describing the route in detail is difficult (or pointless). I didn't climb it, but there is a distinctive vertical crack that the other groups followed - about 40 feet left of the north edge.
To descend, I downclimbed the upper third of the rock to the elbow, walked down the ridge to a tree with a rap anchor, and cut back southwest and down a bit to an obvious wide crack that leads 10ft to the ground. It's very easy, but it's steep/overhanging.
Eds. Alternately, you can rappel off the north face 165 feet to the ground from a fixed anchor about 40 feet from the top.
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