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Routes in McHenry's Peak
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Dog Cheese T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Dog Star T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Dream of Babylon Burning T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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House Of Cards T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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LV 426 T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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NE Ridge or Arrowhead Arete T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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Pair Of Jacks aka Jacks or Better To Open T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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SE Ridge T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b |
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West Ridge/Powell Traverse T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 800 ft (242 m), 9 pitches, Grade III |
| GPS: | 40.2628, -105.657 |
| FA: | Larry Hamilton and Dakers Gowans, August 1974 |
| Page Views: | 2,886 total · 10/month |
| Shared By: | L. Hamilton on Apr 8, 2003 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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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.
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
This long route offers good rock and several excellent pitches. It climbs near the center of the deceptively large triangular buttress that dominates McHenry's northeast face. A good corner pitch low on the route leads to an easier midsection. At 2/3 height another steep corner breaks through to the upper wall. Variations are possible near the top; the original line ends right at the apex of the buttress.
The FA took place during the dog days of summer, which were once believed to be so hot because the dog star Sirius was reinforcing the sun.
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