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Airhead T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Arrowplane T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Artemis T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Bequeathed T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Country Life T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b |
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Diamond Back T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
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East Face/Arrowhead T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Full Metal Jacket T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Gimme Shelter T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Glacier Gorge Traverse T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Godfather, The T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 |
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Ithaca T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Lost Arrowhead T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Orange Pillar T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
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Rain Dance T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ramp Tramp T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Refugium T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Ripsaw/Northeast Ridge T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Shaft, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Shoshone T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Sidewinder T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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South Ramp T Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c |
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Thai Hot T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c C1 R |
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V-Free T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Warhead T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Watership Down T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, Alpine, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches, Grade III |
| FA: | Richard Rossiter, rope solo, 10 September 2008 |
| Page Views: | 1,541 total · 8/month |
| Shared By: | Richard Rossiter on Nov 19, 2008 |
| 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 excellent route begins behind a big tree on the brushy ledge that crosses the lower south side of the first tower on the Northeast Ridge. Hike the Solitude Lake Trail to Shelf Lake. Just before reaching the east end of Solitude Lake, hike talus to a high point on the shoulder of the Northeast Ridge. Climb the initial slab of Ripsaw for about 60 feet then break left around the crest, descend a short way and continue across a ledge system to a big tree.
P1. Climb the left side of a wedged flake then climb up the outside of a huge flake to a good ledge at its top (8, 90 feet).
P2. From the far left (west) end of the ledge, pull up and left into a shallow, left-facing dihedral (9 s) and clip a bolt. Follow the scalloped dihedral past 2 more bolts and a fixed pin to a left-leaning roof/dihedral. Lieback the dihedral and belay at its top beneath a second left-leaning roof/dihedral (10a, 90 feet).
P3. Climb the second roof/dihedral through an apex, stay left and belay at a horn in a crack that goes straight up the wall (10b, 70 feet).
P4. Follow the crack to the top of the wall where it veers right to join Ripsaw (9, 90 feet).
Rappel Ripsaw (2 X 100 feet) and down-climb the initial slab (class 4) or climb a short way higher to the top of the first pinnacle on the Northeast Ridge and continue with Ripsaw.
P1. Climb the left side of a wedged flake then climb up the outside of a huge flake to a good ledge at its top (8, 90 feet).
P2. From the far left (west) end of the ledge, pull up and left into a shallow, left-facing dihedral (9 s) and clip a bolt. Follow the scalloped dihedral past 2 more bolts and a fixed pin to a left-leaning roof/dihedral. Lieback the dihedral and belay at its top beneath a second left-leaning roof/dihedral (10a, 90 feet).
P3. Climb the second roof/dihedral through an apex, stay left and belay at a horn in a crack that goes straight up the wall (10b, 70 feet).
P4. Follow the crack to the top of the wall where it veers right to join Ripsaw (9, 90 feet).
Rappel Ripsaw (2 X 100 feet) and down-climb the initial slab (class 4) or climb a short way higher to the top of the first pinnacle on the Northeast Ridge and continue with Ripsaw.
Location
Hike the Solitude Lake Trail to Shelf Lake. Just before reaching the east end of Solitude Lake, hike talus to a high point on the shoulder of the Northeast Ridge. Climb the initial slab of Ripsaw for about 60 feet then break left around the crest, descend a short way and continue across a ledge to a big tree.
This point can also be reached from Black Lake. Approach as for the South Face routes. Break right where the terrain seems to beckon then traverse a long way right across talus until it is obvious to scramble up a gully to the ledge with the big tree.
This point can also be reached from Black Lake. Approach as for the South Face routes. Break right where the terrain seems to beckon then traverse a long way right across talus until it is obvious to scramble up a gully to the ledge with the big tree.
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