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| FA: | Chris Deuto |
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| Shared By: | Chris Deuto on Feb 14, 2022 |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures/CDOT Road Work
Details
Raptor Closures Effective February 1-July 31
Visit: jeffco.us/open-space/news/2…
Tunnel 1 closure
For more details visit: jeffco.us/open-space/alerts…
The two areas Jefferson County Open Space intends to close in Clear Creek Canyon, shown on the attached maps, encompass the active eagle nests. If the Clear Creek eagles continue to nest in the active nests, these areas will remain closed from February 1 through July 31. If the eagles choose different nesting sites, the closures will be adjusted accordingly to protect those eagles during their breeding season.
Currently, rock climbing areas that fall inside of the seasonal raptor closures include:
Blonde Formation
Bumbling Stock
Evil Area
Ghost Crag
Highlander
Skinny Legs
Stumbling Block
Tetanus Garden
Fault Caves
June 7, 2021 - TBD: Highway 6 is currently doing full road closures from Sunday night to Friday morning every week. The closure is from the junction of Highway 119 and Highway 6 to the junction of Highway 40 and Highway 6 (mile post ~260 to ~257). Vehicles that remain in the closure will be towed at owners expense.
Sundays: 7PM-4AM
Monday-Thursday: 4PM-4AM
Description
This is a stand start to Strange Trails and is the most three dimensional, blocky V9 around. After lots of cleaning, this fun problem has become a solid, slightly scary, power endurance classic.
Start standing on a good edge in the most vertical part of the cave. Move immediately right through kneebars and cryptic terrain with a crux in the small corner getting into the horizontal crack. A hollow (but solid) fin leads to a final, exposed feeling sequence moving to the less steep terrain on the right side of the cave. Easily top out from here.
I originally thought this could be V10, but due to so many beta options and cryptic sequences which can be dialed in, I figured it’s best as an involved V9. Despite the landing, Buttercubes is a classic, unique problem.
Location
Buttercubes starts on the largest vertical panel on the cave or is the stand start to Strange Trails. From a positive, flat edge, climb up and right through the pure line of least resistance to top out on the far right side of the wall.
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