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Feel the Stern

Name: Feel the Stern
Rating: 2.0

5.10c YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII UIAA 20 ZA E2 5b British

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Routes in Ship's Prow

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	Barnacle Scars T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Bilge Pump T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bologna Pony T,S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Etch-A-Sketch T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Feel the Stern T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Half Day's Work T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Ice Cream Turned to Shit T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Keel Haul T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Leaning Tower T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Man Overboard T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Mentals With Altitude T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mizzenmast T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Plank, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Portal T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Raise the Main! T 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a PG13
	Remember the Pikas T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Sarchasm S 5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Scots on the Rocks T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ship Of Fools T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Shiver Me Timbers aka (Scissor Me Timbers) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Slocum's Spray T 5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a PG13
	South Dihedral T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Tunnel of Love T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Waves of Shade T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Yard Arms T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 470 ft (142 m), 5 pitches
GPS:	40.2543, -105.605
FA:	Max Manson, Dakota Walz, & Lane Mathis, Aug. 2020
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Shared By:	Dakota from North Dakota on Aug 12, 2020
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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

Feel the Stern climbs up the East Buttress of Ship's Prow on the left side. We attempted a line directly up the main face (rad) but were thwarted by a lack of protection. So, we lowered down to the main ledge and climbed the line as described below:

P1. 5.7, 180ft
For the most part, this shares the start of Scots on the Rocks. Aim for the hand crack up high, and belay on the nice ledge.

P2. 5.6, 20ft
Move the belay up to the left side of the buttress on a mega ledge. This can be linked with P1 with rope drag.

P3. 5.10c, 90ft
This is the best pitch of the route. Start climbing up the left side of a detached pillar, do a couple mantels, and step right into a wonderful, left-leaning dihedral with a tufa-like fin at the top. Belay in a left-facing corner on a nice ledge.

P4. 5.9, 80ft
Follow up inconsistent finger cracks to a ledge. Then go up the nice hand crack, and belay on a shattered ledge.

P5. 5.8, 100ft
Choose your own adventure to the summit of the buttress. We trundled lots of blocks here, and there is likely more to be done.