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Shiprock @ Denver Mtn. Parks (Red Rocks)

5.2 PG13, Trad, 200 ft (61 m),  Avg: 3 from 1 vote
FA: an easy route for an Arapahoe tribal member....
Colorado > Denver Metropol… > Downtown Denver

Description

This route is illegal now, but it didn't used to be.

There were once ladders for tourists to get up the crux chimney, now the chimney is somewhere between 4th class and 5.4. After one exits the chimney, there is a stairway carved into the slabs that leads to the summit.

Shiprock - North Side.

Protection

Bring a small rack for the chimney. High school kids used to just do the chimney unroped.