PRINT: Rock Climb Moot Point, South Platte

Moot Point

5.10a, Trad, 70 ft (21 m),

Avg: 2.3 from 4 votes
FA: unknown
Colorado > S Platte > Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall

Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure Details

2023 info: jeffco.us/1531/Alerts-Closures

The Cathedral Spires area, including Block Tower, Cynical Pinnacle, Snake Buttress, the Dome, Hall of Mirrors, Sunshine Wall, and Poe Buttress, are closed annually starting March 1 for raptor nesting. After careful monitoring of nest sites, Jefferson County Open Space opens certain areas of Cathedral Spires and maintain spot closures for active nests through July 31st. Check back periodically during times of closure for updates: jeffco.us/open-space/parks/…

Note, JeffCo Open Space has notified us that access to The Bishop and Poop Point (along with all the Cathedral Spires Area) currently goes across JeffCo OS land. Despite information in some guidebooks (published or soon-to-be-published), the entire Cathedral Spires area is subject raptor nesting closures. Please be aware of the hefty fines associated with failure to observe these regulations.

Description

This route is located on the backside of Turkey Foot Crack. If you climb Turkey Foot Crack to the top and walk off, you will see the route to your right. Moot Point faces east and can be a cold climb in the winter. Start with nice hand jams for about the first ten feet, the crack gets wider as you go. Make your way up to a good rest in a wide pod. From the pod, climb offwidth to the summit. Rap down on nice new bolts.

Protection

#2-6, blue Big Bro.

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Kevin about 2/3s of the way up.

Kevin on the lower portion of the climb.

Fun route. Too bad it's only one pitch.

The climb from on the walkoff.

Andy having fun on the wide stuff.

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Jay Eggleston
Denver

5.10a

This is a fun climb, too bad it is so hard to get to. You place the Big Bro at the top and you can place small finger-sized cams below to back it up. The anchor bolts look great! You can place a #1 Camalot as your first piece. Nov 4, 2015

Kevin P
Loveland

A sweet route, fun movement. The exit was not that hard but was a bit heady for me as you are making some committing moves above a Big Bro. It is a solid placement, but those things never feel as good as a giant cam. Nov 7, 2015

Jonathan S
Golden, CO

This is a nice offwidth gem! Features inside and outside the crack make it quite doable. I found a few smaller placements along the way and near the top to supplement all the big gear. A blue Big Bro was barely expanded, so a green might work too. Thank you to the setters of the anchor bolts at the top. Sep 11, 2016