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Alberta Falls Wall

Name: Alberta Falls Wall
Rating: 2.5

5.11 YDS 6c+ French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E4 5c British

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Alberta Falls Wall T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c

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Type:	Trad, 480 ft (145 m), 5 pitches
GPS:	40.30078, -105.64276
FA:	Josh Gross, Madoline Gross, Adam Baxter, 5/17/11
Page Views:	3,051 total · 18/month
Shared By:	Josh Gross on Jul 13, 2012
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

P1. Start up short crack on the left, nd traverse 30 feet right to base of the roof system. A 0.4 BD is nice, 5.8 R. Folks these days like to combine P1 and P2.

P2. Pull through roof crack to a ledge belay with a fixed pin. Belay using a #0.3, #0.4, and #0.75 Camalot, 5.11.

P3. Climb a nice, steep splitter to pod and go left. Once on the slab above splitter, head up and right to tree belay, 5.10+.

P4. Head up corner behind tree then head right. Face climb over a short bulge via a left-facing flake, 5.8 R.

P5. Climb up left-facing chinmey/crack to a tree belay, 5.8+.

Top out by scrambling up and left via 4th Class ramp.

Descent:

Walk:
Head South to where it looks like you will cliff out. Find a talus slope and walk down on steep but stable terrain. Per: Tony B

Rap:
scramble back to top of 5th pitch. Rap. Bring extra webbing, etc.
1st anchor tree, 30 meters.
2nd anchor boulder/tree, 32 meters.
3rd anchor tree 60 meters to ground.

Location

This route climbs the splitters on the center walls left side.

Protection

Double 0 - 2# Camalots. An extra 0.5 #Camalot is nice!
3# Camalot, 4# Camalot, micro-large wires, 8 runners, extra webbing for descent anchors, and a 60 meter rope.