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insert_cool_name_here
Jun 22, 2005, 1:31 AM
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I was going to head up there for a little afternoon cragging but had to go to the Lookout slab details here http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4634729/detail.html
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kydd76
Jun 27, 2005, 5:30 PM
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not to day use.
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insert_cool_name_here
Jun 27, 2005, 11:39 PM
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It was reopened for rec use only.... you can only get 8 miles up but climber, hikers, kyackers all have access to the canyon now
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mother_sheep
Jun 28, 2005, 2:25 PM
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We're so special!
Thanks for the update.
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usmc_2tothetop
Jul 5, 2005, 10:20 PM
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Does anyone have any updates on this. I have heard you can drive into some of it but can you drive as far as Cat's Slab. Me and my partner were looking to climb there.
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mother_sheep
Jul 5, 2005, 10:24 PM
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You can drive into the Canyon but for recreational use only. You can only enter the canyon by making a right turn (so go south on 93 and turn right onto 6). You have to talk to the police or construction worker at the entrance. Tell them you are there to climb. You have to be out of the Canyon by 8:00 pm or they will tow your car. Enjoy the climbing out there while you can without all the noise from the road. Kinda nice.
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overit
Jul 5, 2005, 10:45 PM
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You can only drive to tunnel 3 from the Golden side but you can get to Cat Slabs from the other entrance off of I-70.
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usmc_2tothetop
Jul 6, 2005, 12:04 AM
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WOW! they have made an exception for the climbers. Thats cool.
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hacksaw
Jul 16, 2005, 5:31 AM
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On the evening news tonight, they said that CDOT doesn't think the canyon will be fully open until mid-September..... :shock:
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mother_sheep
Jul 27, 2005, 4:53 PM
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I hear it is oficially closed now, to climbers et all. Can anyone confirm this? My friend went to climb there on Saturday and they told him that on Friday night some climbers went over some ridge to climb in an area beyond the barrier. In doing so they got too close to where they store their dynamite and stuff. So they're not letting anybody else climb anymore. Has anyone been up there since the weekend?
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jcinco
Jul 27, 2005, 5:05 PM
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In reply to: I hear it is oficially closed now, to climbers et all. Can anyone confirm this? My friend went to climb there on Saturday and they told him that on Friday night some climbers went over some ridge to climb in an area beyond the barrier. In doing so they got too close to where they store their dynamite and stuff. So they're not letting anybody else climb anymore. Has anyone been up there since the weekend?
I and several friends climbed there on Sunday. There were tons of people in the Canyon. Great place to be while the huge trucks and Blackhawk buses aren't roaring up and down the Canyon.
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mjroche
Jul 27, 2005, 5:39 PM
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I was there Sunday afternoon; no problems. It would really suck if some a$$hole ruined what has been a very cool policy of letting recreational users in despite the slide by trying to sidestep the limits they have put on that use.
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djoseph
Jul 28, 2005, 6:48 AM
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Apparently, it was the "hikers" that caused the problem. From the Daily Camera:
In reply to: CDOT closed the canyon to hikers because of some problems with individuals walking in the road or trying to skirt barricades. "A few spoiled it for the many," Cox said. "The climbers have not created a problem. If they do, I will eliminate that."
Fairly warned!
Dan
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