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Ship's Prow

Ship's Prow in Colorado has 21 climbing routes with 16 difficulty grades.

Ship's ProwPhoto: tehchad25, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
21 routes
5.7 – 5.14-
Alpine

Is Ship's Prow open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Ship's Prow is a climbing area in Rocky Mountain National Park, within the park's wilderness boundaries, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits inside the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, part of the larger Rocky Mountain National Park unit. A fee applies to visit, according to the National Park Service's records. That covers any visit to the park's wilderness and climbing areas. Other climbing spots are close by. Lower East Face and Mt. Meeker are each about 0.4 miles away. The North Longs Peak Trail is about 1.4 miles off for hikers. Boulder Brook Trail is about 2.5 miles away.

Routes (21)

Tunnel of LoveFA: MM & WH5.10Ice Cream Turned to ShitFA: MM & MR5.10+Mentals With AltitudeFA: Mark Ronca, Dave Noble, 6/985.10aScots on the RocksFA: Dougald MacDonald, John Christie5.10aMizzenmastFA: FKA: Dakota Walz, Collin Turbert, Chase Martin, Aug. 20205.10bFeel the SternFA: Max Manson, Dakota Walz, & Lane Mathis, Aug. 20205.10cMan OverboardFA: M. Slaunch & B. Gillett, 19985.10dShip Of FoolsFA: A. Brown, R. Guerrieri, 19965.11Waves of ShadeFA: Dakota Walz, Tim Noble, & Fidi Nagy, Aug. 20205.11c/dBologna PonyFA: Pat Adams, Jim Redo, '975.12+Keel HaulFA: Topher Donahue and Tommy Caldwell5.13Etch-A-SketchFA: Topher Donahue, Tommy Caldwell5.13-Yard ArmsFA: Topher Donahue, Tommy Caldwell5.13-SarchasmFA: Tommy Caldwell5.14-Shiver Me Timbers aka (Scissor Me Timbers)FA: Karissa Sampson and Don Ferris, 6/29/195.7Bilge PumpFA: Sam Sala & Ben Ellison, 7/13/195.8Leaning TowerFA: Ronca and Noble, 19985.9PortalFA: FA: S. Shepard, B. Boucher 1963. FFA unknown.5.9South Dihedral5.9Half Day's WorkFA: FFA: 8/2/15 J. Haas and T. Bubb5.9-Remember the PikasFA: Ari Schneider & Preston Hopkins5.9-

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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