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.
Per ErikaNW: Clear Creek Canyon High Wire crag will be closed on weekdays from August 22 to October 16!
Front Range Climbing Stewards in collaboration with JeffCo will initiate a special project to move the High Wire access trail away from above the Tunnel 2 entrance. High Wire, Low Wire, Higher Wire, and Wall of Justice crags will be closed M-F from 7 am to 5 pm while the crew is working. Access to the crags at this time will be prohibited. Until further notice, weekend access is still allowed.
Thanks for your patience and understanding as work is done to make the High Wire approach safer for all!
Description
An awkward start leads to fun, jug hauling. This route and Pound Town (to the right, and closer to the water) converge at the 3rd bolt. Unlike Pound Town that needs a stick clip, you can just stand and clip the first bolt to avoid a tumble into the creek.
The 3rd and 4th bolts along with the anchors are shared with Pound Town.
Location
This is the left one of the two lowest routes down by the water at Low Wire. As the guidebook shows a picture from across the creek, this and Pound Town are technically the two farthest right routes in the Low Wire area, even though they are all the way down by the water.
Head down the fixed line to a nice staging area, then scramble down to another staging area just below and closer to the water. (If you are looking up the fixed line, this area is down to the right by the water.)
[Hide Photo] Groove Town, 12a. Pound Town, 12b, comes in from the right and joins at the 3rd bolt. The underscored hold is the first good hold; getting to here is the crux.
[Hide Comment] I'm fairly tall (6'1") but could not figure out the first move to save my life. Perhaps if 6'5", you could just reach the good hold from the ground, but I was still 12" away when trying to reach it from the ground.
Sep 25, 2021
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work
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