Type: | Trad, 80 ft (24 m) |
FA: | M. Brooks, L. Smith, 1982. |
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Access Issue: 2023 Seasonal Closures - lifted
Details
Update: as of 6/7/23 per Mike McHugh, ECSP: all closures have been lifted within Eldorado Canyon State Park, including Continental Crag.
Crags on Eldorado Mountain, such as Mickey Mouse wall and Cryptic Crags, are outside of park boundaries and may still be subject to Boulder County closures.
Previously in 2023: per M. McHugh, ECSP: the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, above the Crags Hotel Ruin, & the
Continental Divide Overlook, is closed effective immediately. This included Continental Crag.
These areas are closed to all activities, including rock climbing & hiking, through 7/15 or until further notice, to protect nesting golden eagles on the S side of the canyon.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
See the map in the photo section for terrain closure.
Previous years: per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:
Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
For more info visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!
Crags on Eldorado Mountain, such as Mickey Mouse wall and Cryptic Crags, are outside of park boundaries and may still be subject to Boulder County closures.
Previously in 2023: per M. McHugh, ECSP: the upper loop of the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, above the Crags Hotel Ruin, & the
Continental Divide Overlook, is closed effective immediately. This included Continental Crag.
These areas are closed to all activities, including rock climbing & hiking, through 7/15 or until further notice, to protect nesting golden eagles on the S side of the canyon.
Golden Eagles are protected by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service under authority of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A conviction of nest disturbance can carry a fine to $5,000 & one year imprisonment.
See the map in the photo section for terrain closure.
Previous years: per Dustin Bergman, CO State Parks Officer #770, ECSP:
Seasonal Raptor Closures
Check Park site for current closures:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
For more info visit:
cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/…
Double check prior to venturing there. Thanks!
Description
This route would probably deserve one star if it were clean, but it will never get the requisite traffic to clean up or stay clean. As well, the position is such that one can not jettison the loose rock from it, for fear of who else may be near on the trail, but out of sight.
Start up under the left end of the big roof, traversing out and left under it, placing gear where ever available and using long slings. Watch out for bad rock! It can be avoided, but attention to doing so is necessary. Continue until you reach a V-shaped slot to the right and pull up into it and place a few stoppers in the back of it (long slings) and head up to the top of the slot on hand jams (2" cam) until you can pull up and around the top, where a good spike of rock is passed to get out and around to the right (crux). Place a large stopper or small hex at the lip of the slot to keep the rope from feeding back into the crack from above. Finish to the top of the rock, where a cordalette and a few pieces of gear can protect the belay, or walk right to the fixed sling raps above the roof routes 'Blues Power' and 'Office Girls...'
Start up under the left end of the big roof, traversing out and left under it, placing gear where ever available and using long slings. Watch out for bad rock! It can be avoided, but attention to doing so is necessary. Continue until you reach a V-shaped slot to the right and pull up into it and place a few stoppers in the back of it (long slings) and head up to the top of the slot on hand jams (2" cam) until you can pull up and around the top, where a good spike of rock is passed to get out and around to the right (crux). Place a large stopper or small hex at the lip of the slot to keep the rope from feeding back into the crack from above. Finish to the top of the rock, where a cordalette and a few pieces of gear can protect the belay, or walk right to the fixed sling raps above the roof routes 'Blues Power' and 'Office Girls...'
Location
This route is in the Amphitheatre on the lower section of the West Ridge. To the right of Allosaur, there is a huge roof with the routes 'Blues Power', 'Wing Shot', and 'Office Girls Walk the Plank'. To the left of these, at the left margin of the big roof, is 'Something Blue.'
Something Blue shares the start with 'Blind Mouse' and 'Farmer's Wife.'
Something Blue shares the start with 'Blind Mouse' and 'Farmer's Wife.'
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