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Black Death
5.9,
Trad, Alpine, 500 ft (152 m), 3 pitches, Grade III,
Avg: 0.4 from 8
votes
FA: unknown
Colorado
> Alpine Rock
> RMNP - Rock
> Long's Peak
> Diamond
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
Black Death is the choss climbers' start to the outstanding
Obelisk. Start on the opening pitch of
Pervertical Sanctuary, and trend left, towards the obvious chimney (~60m from Broadway). Climb more or less directly up for another ~90m ending with a ramp at the start of the
Obelisk splitter (~150m total).
Be prepared for lots of gardening, choss, and dangerous loose blocks. There are no established rappel options aside from D7, so one must continue into the Obelisk or adjacent routes.
Location
Protection
A standard rack.
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