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5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British PG13

Routes in Rabbit Hole

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	A Penny For Your Thoughts S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Beast It S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bullet, The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Chocolate Bunny S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Dogs That Bite S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Geese In Flight S,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	There She Goes Again S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13

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Type:	Sport, 55 ft (17 m)
GPS:	39.74277, -105.40218
FA:	Mike Carrington
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Shared By:	Leo Paik on Oct 20, 2015
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures 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

Description

This is currently the rightmost sport climb at this crag. It lies across a less/undeveloped section of the cliff and ascends a bulbous arete of sorts. The position is good, the rock is suspect in spots, and the climbing is different than most of Clear Creek. For that, given the right mind frame, this climb makes more a nice, little adventure.

Pay attention at the start, as this is where the rock is most suspect. We cleaned off a number of rock chunks here, and the holds are a bit dirty. After clipping the 1st bolt, you move slightly left. A bungled 2nd clip could test your belayer's abilities. Well-featured, bulbous rock has you weaving a bit left and right as you stay near the arete. The difficult definitely eases after the 3rd bolt, but the highly featured rock makes one leery of roped flight.

Finally, belaying off to the side on this one is probably wise, since the rope knocked off rock while belaying here.