The Black Wall
Black Wall, The in Colorado has 23 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.
- 23 routes
- 5.8+ – 5.12b
- Alpine
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Road closed
CO 5/Mount Blue Sky Road: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
CO 5/Mount Blue Sky Road: road closure
Closed · ~1.5 km from Black Wall, The · CDOT 511
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
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Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
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Sharpe Fire Update
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Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
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The Black Wall is a climbing area in Colorado's Mount Evans Wilderness, within the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits in designated wilderness, so expect to plan around the rules that go with that status. The climbing here is all alpine, and the routes run from about 5.8+ up to 5.12, with a median grade of 5.11a. Among the named routes are Escape Route at 5.8+, Rainbow Highway at 5.10+ and Sinners On Sunday at 5.12. The Tan Buttresses, another climbing area, lies just 0.3 miles away, and The Aprons is about a mile off. For a change from the rock, Mount Blue Sky Ridge is a hike 0.5 miles away and Gray Wolf Mountain is 0.9 miles away. Guanella Pass Campground, about 3.4 miles out, offers a place to stay.
Routes (23)
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