Climbing Advisories and Closures 2024 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)

[F4?]

What’s up with the nest above Swallows crack?

Should I place a fake chicken on it? Or a picture of Clink...

[JC w KC redux]

What’s up with the nest above Swallows crack?
Should I place a fake chicken on it? Or a picture of Clink...

I vote rubber chicken.

Save the picture of clink for the dartboard.

[Gavin]

What’s up with the nest above Swallows crack?

Should I place a fake chicken on it? Or a picture of Clink...

There are a couple of old stick nests that common ravens have tried to nest in at Discovery Wall over the years. A number of years ago a barn owl pair nested in one such stick nest and successfully raised and fledged three young. A couple years later (I think 2005) a prairie falcon pair nested near Melvin and successfully fledged young... that is the only time I have ever seen large falcons nest in that area, though I suspect if it wasn't such a popular climbing area, falcons would occupy the area more often.

There is an American kestrel pair that nests most of the way up Bye Bye Fly By every year, and usually succeeds in fledging young.

[Brad Young]

There is an American kestrel pair that nests most of the way up Bye Bye Fly By every year, and usually succeeds in fledging young.

For some reason this seems really, really cool to me.

[JC w KC redux]

^^^
I vote to shut down Discovery Wall.

[F4?]

Gavin, check your private message, I have a question.....

[Gavin]

F4 - I don't see any messages from you... what's your question?

[JC w KC redux]

F4 - I don't see any messages from you... what's your question?

He's probably in the park with all the other sport climbers 

[JC w KC redux]

He's probably in the park with all the other sport climbers 

If he's in the High Peaks that must be interesting. Weather like this is clearly "for the birds".
The sun finally started shining around 1:30 and temps hit a whopping 50 degrees.
Wind gusts were up to 21 mph. Brrrrrrr...

So glad we are no longer weekend warriors...or feel any pressure to do anything these days...

[F4?]

We were in the high peaks today....great circuit. And boy was it warm up there!!!

My question is about your goat rock routes..tried one. 10a right of the 10b. It seemed a bit runout. Was curious how hard to the moves are before the 10a crux and the bolt on.

[NOAL]

Weather like this is clearly "for the birds".

Birds must like sunny days then.  Looked like it was going to be wet coming in but everything was dry.  The top of OCD was a little damp after you exit the chimney. 

Looked like the West Side parking lot was full and there were a ton of hikers.  Saw some climbers on the Flatiron.  Attempts to rattle the leader on Burtons Below with flatulence were ineffective. 

Good day.

[JC w KC redux]

We were in the high peaks today....great circuit. And boy was it warm up there!!!

My question is about your goat rock routes..tried one. 10a right of the 10b. It seemed a bit runout. Was curious how hard to the moves are before the 10a crux and the bolt on.

Nothing runout but the bolt spacing gets your attention doesn't it?
I told Gavin his comfort level is definitely different than mine.
The bolts may seem far but they protect the hardest moves perfectly.

[JC w KC redux]

Attempts to rattle the leader on Burtons Below with flatulence were ineffective. 

 

Good day.

Glad you guys were able to get out.

[F4?]

Yeah, I had a little gas. Heck of a way to say good day!

Agree the spacing got my attention. I was not sure how solid the rock was. I guess I just was not on that day.

[NOAL]

It was colder that day at Goat Rock than it felt today.

[Gavin]

F4 - I'll echo what JC said. There is some distance between upper bolts on the Goat Rock routes, but the climbing is a lot more moderate so it doesn't feel runout... You find bolts to clip when you need them.

The cruxes for each of the climbs have more closely spaced bolts... They seem adequate to me for protection but I can see how they could feel a bit heady for other folks.

The rock quality is quite good - the rock is solid in the shallow chutes for each of the 5.10 climbs. I'm sure the rock quality will never be perfect but I / we spent a lot of time scraping and cleaning away loose surface material.

[Gavin]

Hey Everyone -

Climbing closures have been lifted for the rest of 2021, and all routes are open for climbing.

So get out there and enjoy the 105+ degree heat! 

[clink]

Thanks Gavin for the update!

Do you feel like you are turning into beef jerky?

[Gavin]

Do you feel like you are turning into beef jerky?

Haha - no more than normal! 

[JC w KC redux]

So get out there and enjoy the 105+ degree heat! 

Thanks Gavin. I was wondering where you were at. Texas perhaps? 

Likely 110+ with the way the forecast has been off (up to 10 degrees)

It was 101 at 10:30 this morning. 

Or is that the 101?