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
Climb the intimidating looking, overhanging dihedral on big holds with the crux at the 4th bolt. Easy climbing leads left to a slabby finish. An alternate finish at a similar grade (First Planet) can be found by climbing to the right to finish on Planet Earth. This is quite good.
Location
Begin 20 feet right of Heaven & Earth at a left-facing dihedral.
[Hide Comment] Be careful belaying. There is a section of bad rock on the rap/lower line (not the climb itself). I spotted & trundled a basketball+ size rock, and there is more junk breaking off.
Oct 27, 2014
[Hide Comment] We did not find any loose rock today. We did the First Planet finish, and I think it is easier than the other finish (which I did in the past).
Nov 9, 2014
[Hide Comment] Echoing other comments, the belay area here is VERY dangerous. It's steep, there are few solid rocks to stand on, and many of the loose rocks are large and could easily cause a rockslide if dislodged. Catching a lead fall here is potentially hazardous to everyone standing downhill.
Jul 13, 2015
[Hide Comment] Lowering a climber can shred the rope. A lot of sharp rock lies below the anchors. After reaching the anchor, the climber should rappel.
Jul 17, 2015
[Hide Comment] If you use the Earth First anchors (2 Fixe rings), there is no rope shredding problem. The Planet Earth anchors could cause a problem, but there you are on a big ledge.
Jul 18, 2015
Avg: 1.7 from 59
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work
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