description The Naked Edge Overview
The Naked Edge is a renowned trad climbing route located within Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. It’s notable for its challenging sustained pitches requiring significant technical skill and strength. The route features exposed climbing above the canyon floor on distinctive granite rock. Experienced traditional climbers seeking demanding multi-pitch ascents will find this route particularly suitable.
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The Naked Edge ranks #127 of 368 in the Climbing Route ranking, behind Triple Direct, ahead of La Marie Rose.
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Who made the first ascent of The Naked Edge?
Layton Kor and Bob Culp made the first ascent in 1962. Their line became one of the defining hard free-climbing objectives in Colorado's Eldorado Canyon.
What grade and style is The Naked Edge?
It is generally described as a multi-pitch traditional route graded around 5.11b in the Yosemite Decimal System. The climbing combines cracks, corners, face movement, and highly exposed positions on the prominent edge.
Is The Naked Edge climbed on granite?
No, Eldorado Canyon's routes climb steep, often fractured sandstone rather than granite. That geology contributes to the route's intricate holds, protection challenges, and distinctive reddish walls.
Do climbers start The Naked Edge from the ground?
The famous upper pitches are normally reached by climbing another route on Redgarden Wall first. Approaches such as the lower section of the route or neighboring lines lead to the start of the exposed edge itself.
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