PRINT: Rock Climb Adam's Rib, Estes Park Valley

Adam's Rib

5.10c, Sport,

Avg: 2.3 from 15 votes
FA: Gillett, Huntsman, and Snively
Colorado > Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Jug Dome aka Anne's Rock

Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

This is a fun and interesting route just right of "The Black Tube" which goes up the obvious "rib" near the center of the crag. I did this route before the new guidebook came out, so I had no idea what its rating was before climbing it. It's got three 5.10 cruxes (.10a, .10b and .10c) on the rib proper (bottom half of the route) and a final 5.10c crux near the top, at the bulge just above the ledge. It has lots of pegmatite crystal crimping and tiny nubbins for your feet. A double rope rappel from a bolted anchor or a scramble to the top will get you back on solid ground.

Protection

12 quickdraws with a 3 bolt anchor.

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Adrian Hill

5.10c

After the short crack/flake section following the 7th bolt, step back right just before the 8th bolt. The bolt is not immediately obvious because you're facing left while in the crack. There are a couple of tricky moves past the 8th bolt, in keeping with the rest of the route.

Great climbing throughout. As good as The Black Tube, which Gillett says is the best route on the crag. May 17, 2004

Richard Beller
Fort Collins, CO

5.10c

This is a great long route with two distinct crux sections. Mar 21, 2005

Cambio
Oconomowoc, WI

This was a very fun route and very challenging for me as climber who is not terribly 5.10 experienced. The wind was very strong and blew me off twice, use a right foot around the arete to hold on to the wall near the first 5.10c crux. Jun 13, 2008

BoulderCharles

It's possible to rap from the 3-bolt anchor with a 70m rope. I added some new webbing to the anchors, although it could really use some chain up there. Probably worth bringing some spare webbing with you if you are going to climb it. Jun 5, 2016

Green Plate Gumby

Webbing replaced with D-links and chains. May 23, 2021