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Mornin'

Name: Mornin'
Rating: 2.6

5.7 YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in Notchtop

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	Direct South Ridge T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Finding Religion on the Spiral T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Instant Clarification (AKA Rap Route) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Laid Back (a.k.a. NE Ridge) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mornin' T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Optimismus T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Relief Train T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Religion T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Spiral Route T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Topnotch T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	White Room T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X
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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 170 ft (52 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	40.3186, -105.694
FA:	Stuart Schneider and Mark Magunson, 8/27/1983 (submitted as Richard DuMais and Steve Komito, 1987)
Page Views:	4,524 total · 18/month
Shared By:	Tim Stich on Aug 20, 2005
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

This is the obvious crack in the middle of the East Meadows gully that leads up to the saddle of the Notch. Many parties [apparently] mistake it for the finish of the Spiral Route, which is a good mistake to make as the climbing is excellent, well protected, and superior to the grassy ledges of that last 5.4. The initial crack is quite long and continuous. Secondary cracks and features are just left of the main crack, which affords you a variety of gear opportunities. The first 40ft is sustained, but it relaxes after that with large foot ledges.

After the initial crack, a ledge with a small gully leading right appears. I went up the gully and found another crack system and a tiny roof. This had more moss and lichen, but was good in any case. Turn the roof and go way right or head straight up. If you go far right to the next crack, rope drag will be an issue. Backclean if you do this. The line ends on a large ledge just 50ft to the right of the Notch saddle. It's probably possible to link both pitches with a 60m rope.