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Flight School

Name: Flight School
Rating: 2.0

5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British R

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	Flight Attendant T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Flight School T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
	Sandwich Cannon T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	West Ridge T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 700 ft (212 m), 5 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	40.23038, -105.65798
FA:	Topher Donahue, Rich Farnham
Page Views:	1,006 total · 8/month
Shared By:	topher donahue on Mar 2, 2016
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

Start to the right of the obvious line, and climb 30 feet of Flight Attendant before traversing back left to the plumb line. Avoid chossy sections by climbing cracks on the right, but expect runout 5.10- terrain in places.

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Location

This is the obvious center line on the Flight Wall - the clean, east-facing swath of granite on the southern shoulder of Pilot Mountain. Approach as for Boulder Grand Pass - just below Lake of Many Winds, hike north a short distance to the base of the wall.

Protection

The newest RMNP guide suggests taking a #5 Camalot. This is not needed and would not fit - a #1 Big bro works perfectly in the one spot a wide piece is needed and is much lighter for the long approach. A #4.5 Camalot might work. For the lightest rack, a standard RMNP alpine rack to 3" plus the #1 Big bro is adequate.