PRINT: Rock Climb Anderson-Magill, RMNP

Anderson-Magill

5.10d, Alpine, 1000 ft (303 m), 9 pitches, Grade II,

Avg: 3 from 3 votes
FA: Tod Anderson, Rich Magill
Colorado > Alpine Rock > RMNP - Rock > Hallett Peak

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

On the right side of the third buttress locate a left-facing dihedral on the upper part of the wall. Follow cracks up the lower buttress to the easy and low angled middle section. These may be part of another route, who can tell on Hallett Peak? Head for a prominent left facing dihedral and follow that for about three pitches then work your way through the towers and gendarmes on the right side of the third buttress. The route showed no signs of an earlier ascent when we did it. We had to clean nut placements and some lichen on the way up. The climbing was continuous and high quality with good pro, one of the better routes that I have done on Hallett Peak....

Protection

Gear to 3".

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Tod Anderson

5.10d

This climb is located to the right of Kor Van Tongren. I was able to discern the line while climbing on Flattop this summer. The dihedral was more obvious from across the way. Dec 1, 2004