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D7 Variation

Name: D7 Variation
Rating: 3.0

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in The Diamond

L › R R › L A › Z

	Ariana T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Beethoven's Honeymoon T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Black Dagger T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Black Death T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bright Star T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
	Casual Route T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Curving Vine T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	D1 T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	D7 T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	D7 Variation T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dunn Westbay T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C3
	Dunn-Westbay Indirect T 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Enos Mills Wall T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a A2
	Eroica T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	Forrest Finish T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Free Grand Traverse, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Full Dunn-Westbay (aka Dunn-Westbay Direct or The Direct Dunn-Westbay) T 5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Full House T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Gambler's Fallacy T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Hearts and Arrows T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Honeymoon is Over, The T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	King of Swords T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Obelisk, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pervertical Sanctuary T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Yellow Wall T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, Grade IV
GPS:	40.25617, -105.61384
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Bosier Parsons on Jul 31, 2012
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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

Climb the first 2 (or 3) pitches of D7 (5.9-5.10) and belay about 15 feet above the left side of Crossover Ledge at some fixed pins.

1) Climb a steep section that goes up and left via fingers and face, past a couple fixed pins and a few fixed wires. Gain the right-facing, left-leaning corner/ramp (easier climbing but a little awkward) and follow this to a 2-bolt anchor which is part of the rappel route (5.11a, 110 feet).

2) Climb the steep, right-facing corner above, which varies from hands to fingertips for about 90 feet, 5.11b. Traverse right on a sloping ledge to rejoin D7 above its crux headwall, and continue via the 5.11 crack above for another 50 feet or so to a sling belay at some fixed gear (5.11b, 140 feet).

Finish with the last pitch of D7 (5.11a).