PRINT: Rock Climb Handy Work, Golden

Handy Work

5.4, Trad, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 2 from 39 votes
FA: Hand? Heyliger? Doug Redosh? Dave Clark Rogers? LP?
Colorado > Golden > Clear Creek Canyon > E Colfax

Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work Details

Please be aware of the annual raptor seasonal closures!

Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31

Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…

Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 1 (MM 270, W of Tunnel 1). Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

CCC Raptor Nesting Closure 2 (E of Tunnel 2). In 2016, the closure WAS lifted June 9 for ONLY the 2016 season, per Eric Krause, JeffCo OS Ranger. Photo reconfiguration: Ron Keller.

The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.

Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:

Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves

June 7, 2021 - TBD: Highway 6 is currently doing full road closures from Sunday night to Friday morning every week. The closure is from the junction of Highway 119 and Highway 6 to the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 6 (mile post ~260 to ~257). Vehicles that remain in the closure will be towed at owners expense.

Sundays: 7PM-4AM
Monday-Thursday: 4PM-4AM

Description

This is an obvious line just to the right of I Did! I Did! and comes perilously close to that line. In fact, it is entirely possible that this is the route used to access the top of this small buttress. It takes a bit of effort to keep it distinct up near the top, perhaps bumping it to 5.5 or 5.6 if you try to stay off it.

Go up the loose slope. Climb a crack/dihedral past a bush. Avoid clipping the bolts. Finish to the top of the buttress. Downclimb to the anchor bolts down and right.

Note, if it is your route, let me know and I can update the info.

Location

This is just right of I Did! I Did!.

Protection

A light rack of wires to a #3 Camalot works.

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Doug belays Dave up perhaps the easiest line at the crag.

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Snow Lily
Golden

Nice trad climb. If you end up not being able to share the anchor with the climb to the left, there are multiple options for belaying on top and walk off (which is a little bit loose).

Fun stuff. Jul 6, 2014

Tan B
Chattanooga, TN

5.4

Great little route that just eats up pro. It ate it so well, my #3 wallnut is stuck in a constriction 20 feet up. Sep 27, 2018