Hayden Route photo

RED is the route we took to stay on the ridge proper. You cross the base of a slab on grassy terrain for about 10 yards then you are faced with a large crack. Climb up the crack (4th+ class) to its top and set up your first belay to climb some fun 5.6 rock. Yellow is the Northeast Ridge route(5.2), though it doesn't really climb the ridge until very near the summit. The yellow dots indicate the route behind the rock. This leads up to the small hole you muct climb through. Rocky Mountain National Park -- Hayden Spire September 20, 2005