- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
RIFLE MOUNTAIN PARK · LIMESTONE
The Project Wall (Rifle) climbing conditions
Poor — wet, too windy or closed
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
About The Project Wall (Rifle)
The Project Wall is 'Rifle's most public crag, sitting literally 5 feet off the road' per Mountain Project — a 200+ foot Leadville Limestone wall two miles up the canyon. 37 total routes ranging 5.10a to 5.14c, with a central cave containing the steeper hard routes and the surrounding faces following direct lines on blue and grey water streaks. The visible water streaks are a giveaway that this wall is one of the canyon's wetter sectors — active seepage keeps route-specific wet lines running through summer. Rehabilitator (5.11d) is the entry-level Rifle tick everyone should experience. Road noise and tourist traffic are trade-offs for the roadside access.
- Region
- Rifle Mountain Park
- Rock type
- Limestone
- Aspect
- west-facing
- Altitude
- 7165 ft
- Exposure
- low
- Seepage
- high