PRINT: Rock Climb Liquid Crystal Display, Estes Park Valley

Liquid Crystal Display

5.11c, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 1.8 from 6 votes
FA: Lawrence Steumke, 1995
Colorado > Estes Park Valley > Big Thompson Ca… > Monastery > Vestibule

Access Issue: Storm Mt./Cedar Park road is reopened to all Details

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: Storm Mountain Road is open to all.

Per Hank C: the Storm Mt./Cedar Park area is closed to locals-only traffic for the time being due to wildfire concerns. We were turned away by a park ranger this morning (9/12/2020).

Description

This route is the rightmost route in the corridor across the way from the Inner Sanctum. Not as steep as Brasserie, but the same type of holds (crimpy, steep) and same body English (not typical) are the key to this climb. Great climb, tough texture, still shedding.

Protection

2 bolt anchor at top. Drag is not a problem for a TR. Easiest way to TR is to lead Pandora's Pebble Pinching Party Palace around the left side around the arete (5.6).

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Chris Stewart searching for holds. They just look so much more positive than they turn out to be.

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Anonymous Coward

This route was an excellent climb, I thought. Hard, interesting moves with varied holds that mix it up. A great burn with some Thank-God jugs at the very top. Nov 7, 2004

Brian Adzima
San Francisco

Seemed like every other hold I put my foot on came off.... May 11, 2008

Rick Thompson
Mount Nebbiolo, CO

Brian, welcome to the Monastery, where popping holds are not terribly unusual.

FA: Lawrence Steumke, 1995. Aug 3, 2009