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West Ridge

Name: West Ridge
Rating: 2.5

5.4 YDS 4a French 12 Ewbanks IV UIAA 10 ZA VD 3c British

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	West Ridge T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 100 ft (30 m), Grade II
GPS:	40.23038, -105.65798
FA:	unknown
Page Views:	1,693 total · 11/month
Shared By:	Bill Duncan on Sep 5, 2013
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

This is the easiest route to the summit. Stay right on the ridge for some great exposure, or drift to the left for some slab climbing. The approach gully is obvious from the tarns below, but if you are approaching after summiting Mt. Alice, descend the SE slopes, and begin traversing south as soon as you can. Contour around until you are just below the first high point on the ridge extending east from the Divide south of Mt. Alice. Look for a narrow 100' 4th class gully that is choked with loose rock and delivers you to a saddle with fantastic views of the basin below.

Descend the larger gully to the NE about 150', until you can traverse east on narrow ledges to the start of the route.

Location

Approach via the Lion Lakes trail,or from the west after a climb of Mt. Alice. One could also head straight uphill from Thunder Lake to the bench to the east, following the creek near the backcountry campsites.