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	Airhead T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Arrowplane T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Artemis T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Bequeathed T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Broken Arrow T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Country Life T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Diamond Back T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	East Face/Arrowhead T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Full Metal Jacket T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Gimme Shelter T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Glacier Gorge Traverse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Godfather, The T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Ithaca T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Lost Arrowhead T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Orange Pillar T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Rain Dance T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ramp Tramp T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Refugium T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ripsaw/Northeast Ridge T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Shaft, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Shoshone T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sidewinder T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	South Ramp T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c
	Thai Hot T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c C1 R
	Try-Cam Corner T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	V-Free T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Warhead T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Watership Down T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 400 ft (121 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
GPS:	40.2683, -105.65
FA:	R. Rossiter solo or Unknown
Page Views:	1,061 total · 5/month
Shared By:	Richard Rossiter on Aug 15, 2007
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 "mountaineer's route" is probably the easiest way to climb from the alcove between Arrowhead Spire and the East Buttress to the crest of the Northeast Ridge. Begin up and left from the big ledge that runs beneath the Rorschach face on the East Buttress. The main feature is a 180 foot V-slot that runs the entire height between what could be called Ledge One and Ledge Two. A second "pitch" goes straight up, then left up an easy ramp to the crest of the Northeast Ridge. This is a good scrambler's route to the summit of Arrowhead, though most scramblers will want to rope up for the V-Slot and most of the second pitch.

Location

Take the usual approach from Black Lake and gain the alcove between Arrowhead Spire and the East Buttress as descriped in previous guide books. There are two good ways to reach this point.

From the summit of Arrowhead, the easiest way down is the South Ramp aka Summit Ramp.