PRINT: Rock Climb Over Time, Colorado Springs

Over Time

5.8, Sport,

Avg: 2.1 from 30 votes
FA: Bob and Carrie Robertson
Colorado > Colorado Springs > N Cheyenne Canyon > S Buttress & Tinseltown

Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage! Details

Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.

Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.

Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.

The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.

Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!

Description

Start in a small, right-facing corner to a loose layback. Then go right on good rock to the obvious roof. Pull the roof, and climb to the anchor.

Protection

7 bolts and an anchor.

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Most of the bolts are marked.

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Graham Montgomery
Tralee, KY, IRL

5.7+

Fine route. Feet are thin, but I didn't think there was a move harder than 7+. Jun 17, 2019

Perry M. Kloska
Colorado Springs

Belaying this route is a royal pain. Just under the lower roof is the crux. I may have been tired, but it felt more like a 5.9 move. This route is much better than Elevators and worth a look if you are in the area. First bolt looks high, but it's easy climbing. Aug 25, 2020

Ben D
Colorado

This is an interesting route, but it is not recommended for the burgeoning 5.8 gym climber. If you start in the true right-facing dihedral off the deck, expect very chossy rock for the first 10'. If you start directly below the first bolt (in the groove), expect spooky moves up to the first bolt. The crux of this route is getting up to the third bolt and just below the roof. Delicate feet and a bit of route finding make this very heady for a first time 5.8 leader. The roof is actually the easiest move of the route, with relatively easy (though sustained) 5.7 climbing over the roof and to the anchors. Set up directionals on bolts 2, 4, and 5 if you want to TR it. Jul 26, 2021