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Cat Scratch Wall Rock Climbing
Routes in Cat Scratch Wall
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Cat Scratch T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Garguy T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Later Gator T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Reptillian Hairball T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Scale Me T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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Scratching Post T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Access Issue: Road & nearby private property & COVID-19 Closure - now open
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As of Nov. 6, 2020: per Johanna Jones: COVID-19 update: Thunder Ridge is open, although there are two considerations: 1) The landowners have asked climbers not to use their private road to enter Thunder Ridge. 2) As of July 1, 2020, all persons 18 and older must possess a valid Colorado HUNTING or FISHING LICENSE to access Colorado Parks and Wildlife land. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK ON THIS LAND.
#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.
Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…
As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.
Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.
#2 is a little tricky considering the shoulder and the crag is on United State Forest Service land (Free), while the PARKING is on CPW land.
Info can be found here: pikespeakclimbersalliance.o…
As of April 5th, the Pikes Peak Climber's Alliance announced that Thunder Ridge is CURRENTLY CLOSED due to COVID-19. Please respect this closure, and check in with PPCA on updates as COVID-19 stay at home orders and impacts reduce over the coming months.
Please do your best to maintain good relationships with the people who own the land in this area. Do not drive your vehicle past the "private property" sign. Do not go up to the house to ask for directions to the crag. Do not ride your bike down the road. Please move immediately to the side of the road if any landowners are approaching in their vehicles.
Description
The north-facing, shady side of the Alligator Lounge is known as the Cat Scratch Wall. A little obscure and off the beaten track, this wall is a great spot to find some solitude and great climbing.
Getting There
There are two ways to get here: 1) if you are at the main, east-facing Alligator Lounge area, skirt around east then northwest in the first gully to find the wall. 2) as you approach the Lounge via the normal approach, cut up & left (west) before dropping to the forest floor. This brings you to the Swamp; continue around the cliff a short distance to the north-facing Cat Scratch Wall.
Classic Climbing Routes at Cat Scratch Wall
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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