High Steppin'
5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British
| Type: | Sport, 115 ft (35 m) |
| GPS: | 40.83842, -105.50911 |
| FA: | Ken Duncan and Dede Humphrey, 2015 |
| Page Views: | 2,558 total · 18/month |
| Shared By: | Ken Duncan on Jan 30, 2015 |
| Admins: | James Schroeder, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
From the NFS (2/3/25): Seasonal restrictions to protect nesting birds of prey
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Feb. 3, 2025) – To protect nesting birds of prey, the Roosevelt National Forest began implementing annual closures in several popular recreation areas within the Canyon Lakes and Boulder Ranger Districts on Feb 1, 2025.
On the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, the closure areas include Triple Tier, south of CO Highway 14; Boston Peak, north of CO Highway 14; Grazing Allotment Crag, northwest of Prairie Divide Road; and Mt. Olympus, southeast of US Highway 34. See the closure map for more details.
The Roosevelt National Forest works closely with partners like Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Boulder Climbing Community and the Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition to monitor nesting progress and inform climbers about the importance of giving raptors space to raise their young.
Federal and state laws prohibit disturbing any nesting bird of prey. Visitors can help protect wildlife by respecting all closures. Signs will be posted at key access points into the closed areas. Additional closure information is available online.
Per Ben Scott:
We got yet another
They are above the routes Kestrel Corner and Battle Wound on the Northwest Face, but of course, the NF has just made the entire crag closed.
The closure is voluntary, so you will not be ticketed at this time.
Description
High Steppin' has lots of high steppin' onto slabby footholds. This is a new route not in the NCCC 1st edition guide.
P1) 5.10a: climb the slab just left of Solar Slab past a bolt. Continue up past ten more bolts to the bolted anchors. ***A SEVENTY METER ROPE IS MANDATORY FOR LOWERING.*** You can rap to the ledge between the first and second bolts with a 60 meter rope and downclimb left.
Toprope variation, 5.10a: at the seventh bolt, angle up and right to a flake, ascend it to its top, then work back left and up to the anchors.



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