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Mississippi Half-Step
5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British
Avg: 3.9 from 46
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Routes in Poe Buttress
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Brothers in Arms T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Edge of Fright T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Maelstrom, The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Mississippi Half-Step T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Off Your Rocker T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R |
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Prequel to the Sequel T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 |
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Terrapin Station T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a R |
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Uptown Toodeloo T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
| Type: | Trad, 2 pitches |
| GPS: | 39.42141, -105.2548 |
| FA: | Olaf Mitchell & Maurice Reed, 1984 |
| Page Views: | 8,942 total · 30/month |
| Shared By: | Anonymous Coward on Nov 25, 2001 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure - at least until Aug. 1, 2026
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Per Josh: for the first time in at least 5 years, it appears we have nestlings at the peregrine falcon eyrie at Cathedral Spires! The breeding pair has been present and made attempts at nesting all those years but have not gotten this close to fledging a nest in that time.
Ornithologists across the Front Range have noted that migration and the onset of the avian breeding season seemed to be delayed by around 7-10 days this year, possibly because of the timing and amount of spring precipitation. The peregrines at Cathedral laid eggs later than usual. Because of that, their nestlings may not be ready to leave the nest by the time our usual seasonal closure would end, after July 31. As such, the closure this year will remain until at least August 15 (an opening of August 16). This should give the nestlings the time they need to finish development and leave the nest area.
2023 info: jeffco.us/1531/Alerts-Closures
The Cathedral Spires area, including Block Tower, Cynical Pinnacle, Snake Buttress, the Dome, Hall of Mirrors, Sunshine Wall, and Poe Buttress, are closed annually starting March 1 for raptor nesting. After careful monitoring of nest sites, Jefferson County Open Space opens certain areas of Cathedral Spires and maintain spot closures for active nests through July 31st. Check back periodically during times of closure for updates: jeffco.us/open-space/parks/…
Note, JeffCo Open Space has notified us that access to The Bishop and Poop Point (along with all the Cathedral Spires Area) currently goes across JeffCo OS land. Despite information in some guidebooks (published or soon-to-be-published), the entire Cathedral Spires area is subject raptor nesting closures. Please be aware of the hefty fines associated with failure to observe these regulations.
Description
Can you say best route in the South Platte? This is a two pitch route that will leave you gasping for more.
This is located on Poe Buttress, which is the clean, gendarme-like formation to the West of Cynical Pinnacle and Block Tower. It is possible to avoid the first pitch by climbing a 5.9 crack up the gully and to the right, but why would you want to?
The first pitch heads up the great finger crack and climbs insecurely left and then straight up to a ledge with a bolted anchor that you can put your LZ Boy on (11d). The second pitch starts off with a bang up an increasingly difficult finger crack to where it disappears into some hard face climbing (11d). Dispatch the crux, but don't smile prematurely because you have the overhanging handcrack above. Full value. Descend from a bolted anchor above the final crack (70m rope required).
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