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Hats Off

Name: Hats Off
Rating: 4.0

5.12a/b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Rock Of Ages

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	Black Tie T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Brain Stem S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Celestial Gate T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Center Dihedral T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Days of Heaven T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Desolation Angels T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
	Greensleeves S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Hats Off T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Heavenly Daze S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Multiple Blues T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Nameless Demons T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Original Sin T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Pitch Perfect T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Rope Rider T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Telekinesis S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Wasp, The T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b

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Type:	Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	40.35209, -105.65432
FA:	Donahue/Gillett
Page Views:	4,337 total · 15/month
Shared By:	Anonymous Coward on Jun 5, 2001
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

Hats Off is located on Rock of Ages.

P1. Climb the first pitch of Days of Heaven and belay.

P2. Do the first few moves of the second pitch then continue straight up a thin tips crack (12a). Climb up this seam until you are eye level with a row of grips heading right. Place a good piece of gear high in the crack and campus right. The hand holds are pretty good, but the feet really suck. One can place a medium wire about halfway out the traverse. Continue traversing until you slab out on the far right shoulder of the cliff. The gear on this route is not easy to place. The RPs and TCUs are all solid but require some jiggery-pokery.

Hats Off is a hard route to on-sight! One has to be good at placing small pro and moderately bold. The crux pitch is a good candidate for a pre-load. There is no fixed anchor on top.

Descend down the east slabs.