Wildcat Mountaineering
Rock Climbing business nearby (~17 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Colorado · Rock climbing · Estes Park
Vast Emptiness
The hardest climb catalogued at River Wall.
- 5.12a
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Vast Emptiness
Best months: May–June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 16°
7 wet
Feb
38° / 16°
8 wet
Mar
45° / 21°
9 wet
Apr
52° / 26°
10 wet
May
61° / 35°
12 wet
Jun
74° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 48°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 46°
13 wet
Sep
70° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 30°
7 wet
Nov
44° / 23°
6 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Estes Park 3 Sse, CO, 2 mi away at 7,812 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This route represents the upper limit of difficulty at River Wall, where eight climbs have been catalogued across the grade spectrum from 5.9 to 5.12a.
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: christinejwarner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Window Rock
~2 min drive
Window Rock is a climbing area in Colorado with 7 routes.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Fall River Road (US 34 West)
~2 min drive
Fall River Road (US 34 West) in Colorado has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)White Pines West
~3 min drive
White Pines West in Colorado has 6 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Box Prarie Boulders and Climbs-Dragon Scales Rock
~3 min drive
11-route climbing area in Colorado with bouldering pads, mixed, and trad.
Photo: Rojer, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Equalizer Boulder
~3 min drive
5 bouldering routes at Equalizer Boulder in Colorado.
Photo: Rojer, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)The Needle
~3 min drive
The Needle in Colorado has 9 mixed, sport, and trad routes ranging from 5.10a to 5.12b.
Photo: Rojer, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Prospect Mountain
~3 min drive
Prospect Mountain in Colorado has 5 climbing routes ranging from easy to hard.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Little Twin Owls
~3 min drive
Little Twin Owls is a Colorado climbing crag with 13 routes from 5.10a to 5.12c.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Twin Owls
~3 min drive
Twin Owls in Colorado has 39 climbing routes with bouldering pads, mixed, sport, and trad.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Observatory Dome
~3 min drive
Observatory Dome in Colorado has 5 climbing routes with mixed and trad styles.
Local businesses nearby
Outfitters and businesses near Estes Park. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.
View operator
Movement Gyms
Rock Climbing business nearby (~28 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Boulder Rock Club
Rock Climbing business nearby (~28 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
