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Lost Roof
5.10c,
Trad, Alpine, 150 ft (45 m), 2 pitches, Grade II,
Avg: 2 from 1
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FA: Ken Thompson, Mitch Musci, Matt Fetbrod, September 2012
Colorado
> Alpine Rock
> RMNP - Rock
> Lost Meadow Crags
> Forgotten Wall
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
Lost Roof starts in a recessed crack system in the middle of the southwest face of Forgotten Wall.
P1 - 100 feet, 5.9. Climb the hand crack past some dense shrubs and a nice bulge to a second larger bulge. Muscle past the slot and continue up broken cracks to an adequate belay ledge.
P2 - 50 feet, 5.10c. Climb the wide crack off the belay to the base of the striking roof crack. Jam your way out the roof with hands and wide hands, then step left onto the sizeable diving board and arrange a belay.
Descent - walk off.
Protection
A standard rack to 3" with doubles in hand sizes. #5 and #6 Camalots are optional.
[Hide Photo] Lost Roof takes the prominent crack system through the roof.