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Bare Necessities
5.10+,
Sport,
Avg: 2.7 from 38
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FA: first bolted ascent: Ian Fowler
Colorado
> Estes Park Valley
> Performance Cli…
> River Wall
Access Issue: Lead Only Area
Details
The Town of Estes Park owns the cliffs. The land including the driveway above the cliff is private property. We have worked very hard to get this cliff open to climbing. Our access is dependent upon the landowners above the cliff not feeling overwhelmed by the climbers, and the Town of Estes feeling like the climbers are respecting those landowners.
1. Please follow all the rules stated on the kiosk at the base of the cliff.
2. Do not scramble above and try to get down to the top of the bolted climbs to set up topropes - this endangers those below and encourages too much traffic on the top of the cliff.
3. Educational, recreational, and commercial groups may want to use the top of the cliff for rappelling. This is okay if NO ONE else is below and you are using the River Wall, not the Amphitheater Wall. Access the top by walking the trail up the hill at the far West end of the River Wall. Do not let your clients, friends, students run around at the top of the cliff in sight of the houses. Keep everyone chill and out of sight of the houses.
4. Try to use quiet communication when people are setting up or using the amphitheater.
Also: climbing on the Amphitheater Wall is off-limits when shows are happening at the amphitheater during the summer - usually a few afternoons and evenings per week. There is a sign placed when the amphitheater is closed or closes early.
Thank you!!!!
Description
Just to the right of
Toy Story is a newly bolted line that climbs on and left of some blank looking rock. The crux is around 3-4 bolts up, getting up to a good ledge on bad feet. Watch out for loose rock as this hasn't seen much traffic yet.
Per
ixf729 Rietz: climb the corner until you are forced out right to another corner. Changing corners is the crux.
Eds. This is a combination of submission moved to the 1st submission page.
Location
Per
ixf729 Rietz: currently this is the furthest right bolted line on the River Wall starting just left of a large pine with piled up blocks at its base.
Protection
7 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor with lower-off hooks.
[Hide Photo] Working the crux on Bare Necessities.
[Hide Photo] Ian Fowler on the first bolted ascent. Ian is moving into the crux in this photo.
Firestone, CO