March 14th, 2025

Current Conditions and Open Areas

Open anchor count: 155

Open areas (with some spot closures):

Deep South, South Park, Kids’ Wall, New Funtier, Grad School, School Room, Pic O the Vic, Lead Only*, Between the Bridges, Scottish Gullies, Five Fingers

*Lead only areas are unmaintained and should be treated the same as backcountry ice. Read the route before climbing and make sure you have proper equipment.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • LAST DAY OF CLIMBING THIS SEASON: March 23, 2025

  • Park (North End) Closing Day: March 17, 2025

  • Park Closing Day: March 23, 2025

  • Be mindful of spot closures in areas marked with orange CLOSED signs.

  • Some anchor pads, especially in South Park, have two climbs marked by tags on keychains. One may be open while the other is closed. Closed routes on anchor pads like this will have a CLOSED sign attached to its specific corresponding keychain tag. Check closely!

closed areas:

Stump Wall, Two-Eyed Dog, Shithouse Wall (mostly)

Current Condtions:

It’s certainly getting late in the season. Daytime temps have been in the 40s up until the last couple days, during which some winter weather has showed up. We aren’t expecting the cold trend to persist long, however. That’s been the case through a couple warm and cold spells post Ice Fest. 

Conditions are continuing to change in the park. With warmer days recently, we have had to close all northern areas, except for Scottish Gullies. The tops of these areas has seen the most sun exposure and created some not-to-be-ignored overhead hazards, prompting the closures.

The south end of the park is still in pretty good shape overall, minus the isolated areas that see the most sun. Two Eyed Dog is closed, and parts of Deep South are thinning out as well. Be mindful of these ever changing conditions and potential hazards if you’ll be here to enjoy some quiet, late season climbs.

That said, we plan to monitor the park as the warming trend continues. We will close the entire north end on Monday, 3/17. The south end will remain open through Closing Day 3/23.

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