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Climb – Badger Mountain

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Climb – Badger Mountain

Crag Climb at Badger Mountain's (Badger Flats) Valley of the Chicken's Chicken Rock and Egg Rock. Various climbing: Single-Pitch to some multi-pitch; sport and/or trad; mostly moderate climbing with few easy/hard climbs.

Contacts

Sara Gordon
Sara Gordon
Primary Leader
  • Sun, Sep 10, 2023
  • Pikes Peak
  • Climbing
  • Crag Rock Climb
  • Adults
  • varies, Difficult, Moderate, Easy to Moderate
  • Moderate
  • High Point Elevation: 9,300 ft

Pikes Peak Group (PPG) Climbing Members have first consideration for this trip.

MUST HAVE (at very least): leader's permission and CMC's 'intermediate climbing badge';

Would like (but not necessary): Lead-belay, rappelling and 'various' cleaning techniques.

Must do: Stay within your realm of comfort/training.

This is in high-elevation (9,200ft); and the climbing and grading are considered "old school" 5.6 - 5.10. (the Egg has up to 5.11c -- mostly sport; and shorter routes)  

For more information about these locations, check out Badger Mountain Climbing Guide by Bob and Carrie Robertson or the following mountainproject.com:

Rock Climbing in The Egg, South Platte (mountainproject.com)

Rock Climbing in Chicken Rock, South Platte (mountainproject.com)

Trip start (meet at car parking area for Chicken Rock crag) by 8:45am.  If meeting us there, please copy and paste these coords to your googlemaps: 39.099454, -105.523219

Approx Carpool Details from Colorado Springs (must reserve stop at the following locations at least 1 day prior to trip start):

7:30: (Old Colorado City) Safeway parking off W. Colorado Ave

8:15: Lake George, dirt parking area before 11-mile canyon entrance

8:25: Junction Hwy 24 / CO Rd 31

Estimate to be at parking for Chicken Rock around 8:45

Route/Place

Badger Mountain

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Must have: Personal climbing gear (helmet, harness, atc w/locker, PAS, climbing shoes).

If you have -- Bring your 50m (for Egg area) to 70m ropes (Chicken Rock); sport/trad gear; alpine/quickdraws; anchor (quads would be best, so others can top rope routes after set-up)

Bring 10 essentials, lunch, snacks, and water. 

Most of the climbs will be in the sun, with some shade to be found at belay stations. Bring sunblock/UV shirts, hats (under helmet), glasses. Close enough to bring a camping chair, if you prefer to carry.

Cell service is spotty.

 

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