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It's Greek to Me

Name: It's Greek to Me
Rating: 2.0

5.10a YDS 6a French 18 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 18 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in The Shakespearean Theatre & Revolution Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	Butterfly McQueens' Birthday TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	In a Pickle T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	It's Greek to Me T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Jamuary T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	King Fear T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Lives of Quiet Desperation T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 R
	Mind Meld S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Much Ado About Bolting S,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Revolution, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Richard, The Turd T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Shakespur S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Taming of The Shoe, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Two Hangdogs of Verona, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Type:	Trad, 40 ft (12 m)
GPS:	39.34054, -104.75257
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Access Issue: Seasonal raptor closures with 2025 closure until Aug. 31, 2025 Details

Per Rachel Chaffee, one of the Park Rangers at Castlewood Canyon State Park. We are extending the Morning Sun Wall and Cliff Base Trail closure till the end of August for 2025.

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us at 303-688-5242 or dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.us.

Per Castlewood Canyon: there is a new closure for nesting raptors this year: Five and Dime will be closed March 1st through July 31st. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me, Rachel Chaffee (Park Ranger) at dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.us or by phone at 303-688-5242.

Per Garrett Garner-Wells:

the current raptor closures, announced by CPW and reported on Denver7:

The following climbing route closures are currently in place:

- Morning Sun Wall is closed March 1-July 31.
- Porky’s Wall is closed March 1 - July 31.
- Vultures Wall is closed March 1-July 31. (per Rachel, CCSP Ranger, dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.use or 303-688-5242)
- Shakespearean Theater is closed March 1-May 31.
- Mind Meld is closed March 1-May 31.

As of 2020:

There is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.
Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.
Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.
Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.
Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Description

Jam a well-protected crux start before cruising through fun and significantly easier climbing above. This route was first climbed by two greek students making the Shakespearean phrase "It's Greek to Me" a fitting route name.