Rifle Mountain Park   Colorado

Colorado's Premier Sport area .... if you don't mind some polish here and there.

 

This area is OWNED, OPERATED and MAINTAINED by the city of Rifle!

Climbing here is a privilege not a right.

  

    

As of 2006

Pay your fees!!

This climber (Subaru on the left) is illegally parked here and they have a Access Fund sticker on their car.

Another dumbass (far right) illegally parks. This guy gets a violation fine!

2010's camp host Peggy hands out a violation.

Duh....

 

Please follow these simple rules!!

Do not sleep in the parking areas

Speed limit is 20 MPH

Pay your fees

Keep your Dogs on a leash

Park in designated areas ONLY 

Do not take gear (fixed/lowering/draws) off ANY routes

Pick-up all trash at the cliffs

The city will close the park to climbing if we don't wise up!!

Please respect the rules and regulations of the City of Rifle when and if you climb here!

 

Climbing in the park

Mutt Lange

PMT

Spuds in Space

Pellet Gun

Feline

 

Top roping Defenless Betty after leading of it Project Wall Camping @ Hoffman Gulch TR @ Project Wall The old dirt (Vanadium) camp site Ruckman Cave Ruckman Parking Lot Pack a lunch, this place will whup your ass! Rachel fording Rachel on Do the Mashed Potato

Checkin'' out the Meat Wall At the Wasteland Community Service/The Wasteland (L) Ivory Tower (R) Climber starting PMT Upsteam from the Arsenal (over my left shoulder) Rachel in the Skull Cave Feline April climbing in the Canyon can be cold Huffman Gulch Camping from the east Huffman Gulch CS #9

Heads up! Seeping is an underestimated factor Climber on Hot Potato Rachel enjoying a good book during belays @ the Funny Face Camping @ Huffman Gulch MJM starting Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Mutt Lange Andre on Mutt Lange

Huffman Gulch Photo shoot at the Bauhaus

 

Scenery

Rifle Creek Middle Ice Cave Northern part of the canyon Dead tree on the way in to RMP Koper's Trail A local, be courtesy to them! Andre enjoying the Park Rifle Cattle drive Rifle Cattle Drive

Skull Cave in April Skull Ice Blocked by the Sheep Watch out for these, Stinging Nettles Feeding the local wildlife Oreo the Cow

 

Water Creek Fire,  just east of RMP 7/10. Shots taken from SR 226.

 

Rachel and I have put up these following areas. It's been great to see so many climbers on the routes!

G3   G3 topo

G3 G3 left side Sheehan Sheehan Sheehan Tracy starting Sheehan Sheehan Andre ropin' up for Sheehan Sheehan Sheehan Sheehan

Sheehan wide T-Mac T-Mac T-Mac Climber on T- Mac Vai Vai Vai Climber @ Vai's anchors Vai Climber on "My Guitar wants to kill your Momma" My Guitar wants to kill your Momma

My Guitar wants to kill your Momma MGWTKYM Climber in mid-crux on Satch Hanging on Satch Satch Satch Climber on Malmsteen Malmsteen Malmsteen Malsteen in April

 

Section M   Section M topo

Climber on Vikings Climber on Mr. Scary Working on the trail Climber on Vikings Climber's on Mr. Scary (L) & Vikings (R) Ditto Climber on Mr. Scary / shot from Feline Parking Lot Andre on Vikings Vikings Climber on Hazed & Infused Hazed & Infused Hazed & Infused

Section m is just above bend in the road Climber @ C1 on Mutt Lange .11a @ C3 hanging @ C3 in en-route to a tough, reachy crux.

 

The Funny Face   Funny Face topo

This area is very popular, please follow all RMP rules...Thanks!

Rob Pizem on 2nd ascent of Carlin Rob belays Jane on 3rd ascent Jane on Carlin Climber in April on a wet Carlin Carlin Carlin Carlin Climber on Rickles Rickles Rickles

Climber on Pryor Pryor Pryor Climber starting Rickles Rickles Rickles Rickles Rickles Rickles Rickles Climber starting Sellers Sellers

Sellers MJM on Costello Costello Costello Costello Costello costello Matt leading Costello Costello Costello Climbers on Martin & Lewis .9- Climbers on (L-R) Calin,Matin & Lewis & Sellers

Andre & MJM roping up to climb Martin & Lewis .9- C2 Andre starting Martin & Lewis

 

Kubrick's   Kubrick's topo

MJM on Lyndon .10c/d (next 3 pix) Lyndon Lyndon Lyndon Climber starting Lyndon (next 4 pix) Approaching the crux  Working the crux Climber starting Dr. Srangelove .9 (next 2 pix)

Climber @ C2 on Hal 9000 .10d (next 4 pix) Starting the crux Climbers on (L-R) GSH, Dr. Strangelove & Hall 9000

 

 

MJM working in the Park

Projecting Section M / Vikings Section M / Vikings Projecting Section M Funny Face / Carlin Section M / Arioso Section M / Hazed & Infused The Funny Face / Costello Kubrick's Kubrick's / Lydon

Kubrick's / Gunnery Seargant Hartman Kubrick's GSH