Shadow Canyon

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Shadow Canyon

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How technical would the climb up the Eastern Ridge of Shadow Canyon in Boulder be up to the summit of Bear Peak? Is this possible? Just seems like a more interesting way to get up there!
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It's not technical at all. Just a steep trail.
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Thanks! It looks a little more difficult from down in the canyon
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Red, Rugged, and Rotten: The Elk Range - Borneman & Lampert
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OnyourLeft wrote:It's not technical at all. Just a steep trail.
I think you are referring to the main trail in the canyon, which is not the same as the east ridge. MountainHiker is right, there is a seasonal closure there.
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To clarify, you are okay if you stay on the designated trails. Off trail is the closure area.
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I was more or less just curious if the east ridge of the canyon is doable had there not been a raptor closure.
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JA_son27 wrote:How technical would the climb up the Eastern Ridge of Shadow Canyon in Boulder be up to the summit of Bear Peak? Is this possible? Just seems like a more interesting way to get up there!
As in the ridge that includes the Devils Thumb?
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