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Garden Wall

Name: Garden Wall
Rating: 2.0

5.10 YDS 6b French 20 Ewbanks VII- UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British R

Routes in Cathedral Wall

	Altar Boy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Big Easy, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Blackstar T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dalke Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Flying Nun T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Garden Wall T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Jagged Arch T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Kor Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Lever Action T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Pew, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Running With The Bulls T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Sublime Buttress T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Tourist Tragedy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tourist Tragedy Too T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Winchester T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R

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Type:	Trad, Alpine, 900 ft (273 m), 7 pitches, Grade III
GPS:	40.2874, -105.66821
FA:	Joe Hladick & Scott Kimball
Page Views:	309 total · 7/month
Shared By:	Dylan Valvo on Aug 8, 2022
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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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.

Access Issue: 2022 Seasonal Falcon Closure Details

From the Denver Post, the Cathedral Wall is CLOSED beginning February 15, 2022. Reopening is expected July 31st if needed. Click the following link for more details: nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…

When closed, the closures include the named rock formations and the areas surrounding the base of the formation. This includes all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes, and climber's access trails to the formation.

Areas not listed are presumed to be open. These closures will be lifted or extended as conditions dictate.

Description

Garden Wall has fun, adventure climbing.

Pitch 1: climb an easy, right-facing corner onto a ledge. Continue up easy terrain till you are underneath a left-facing dihedral, 5.6.

Pitch 2: climb a dihedral to a ledge with a tree. Belay on the left side of the ledge, 5.9.

Pitch 3: climb straight off the left side of the ledge in a shallow, left-facing corner over the small roof, and continue up face to a stance below an overhang, 5.9 R.

Pitch 4: pass over the overhang, and continue up to a larger overhang, 5.8.

Pitch 5: pass the roof on its side, and continue above belaying at a ledge, 5.10.

Pitch 6: climb the face between opposing corners to a large, grassy ledge.

Pitch 7: climb 5th Class terrain to the summit.

We hiked off the back utilizing The Gash and some easy routefinding to below Andrew's Glacier/Otis then walked back around the shoulder.

Location

This is located up the gully between the main wall and 4th Buttress. The long, left-facing dihedral and roofs above are easy to identify on the approach.