PRINT: Rock Climb Concentric, Eldorado Canyon State Park

Concentric

5.10, Trad, 75 ft (23 m),

Avg: 2.9 from 47 votes
FA: Chris Reveley, Bruce Adams, 1974
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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!

Description

This route is a short but fun variation to the first pitch of Rincon that finishes on the Camouflage anchors. Climb Rincon (sandbag 10a) to a stance below an obvious flake underneath the large roof just right of Camouflage. Plug in some good gear and hand traverse wildly left (red Alien) before standing up and clipping the anchors.

Protection

A standard rack.

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The fun jug haul crux of Concentric.

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claytown
Boulder, CO

Link it all into P2 of Center Route for a great 185' pitch with a few 5.10 cruxes. Mar 13, 2010

Dustin B
Steamboat

5.10

+1 Clayton, contender for the best pitch I've climbed in Eldo. Apr 3, 2011

Ken Trout
Golden, CO

5.10c PG13

Concentric @ Rincon @ Eldo

Using the bolt anchor for Camouflage is a great way to set up a top rope for Rincon's finger crack. Although, continuing to the top via Center Route or On the Crest is why I think this is a four star route. Concentric climbs Rincon's central wall without having to do 5.11.

PG-13 because the red Alien will not save the leader from hitting the Camouflage slab if the anchor is not successfully clipped. Oct 28, 2014

mountainhick
Black Hawk, CO

5.10b PG13

Fun, little traverse. The crux pro placement is not the most awe inspiring, the rock there is coarse grained, and the placement is flared and angled. Jun 30, 2015

Natalie N
Bishop, CA

The difficulty of this route is height-dependent. At 5'2, I couldn't even pull the overhanging moves on the non-in-cut crimps (?) on the top right side of the flake to reach/throw for the hold that would qualify that section as a hand traverse. My partner, with a 6'4 reach, didn't even bat an eyelash at the hand traverse, stating that the crux was the Rincon section. The 10b rating seems dubious and possibly reflective of a narrow height range for climbers. Sep 13, 2019