PRINT: Rock Climb Left Dihedral, Estes Park Valley

Left Dihedral

5.9, Trad,

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Colorado > Estes Park Valley > CO Hwy 7 & Trib… > Jurassic Park -… > Left Hand Rock

Access Issue: Area reopened Details

Per tooTALLtim: as of 9/24/20, the Lily Lake parking lot has been open for a while.

Previously: per Matt B: this area is currently closed to all visitors due to temporary RMNP closures. The entire parking area is blocked off. Please do not threaten access to this area by climbing during this closure to all visitors.

Description

I was up there yesterday and was reminded that I've been meaning to post this route. I led Steve Rutledge up this in June 1972. The crux was moving left from the top of the main left-facing dihedral, around a bulge, to reach a crack that goes to the top. At the time, it seemed like 5.9.

Location

This is the obvious dihedral crack just left of Guilted Willy and Gilded Lily.

Protection

SR with extra hands-size and bigger.

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Left Dihedral is the obvious, left-facing dihedral on the left side of Left Hand Rock.