Northcutt-Carter Route (Hallett Peak)

Northcutt-Carter Route
Looking west over Dream Lake. Hallett Peak is on the left with the dramatic cliff band and prominent point.
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
Coordinates	40°18′11″N 105°41′10″W / 40.30310°N 105.686°W / 40.30310; -105.686
Climbing Area	Hallett Peak
Route Type	Trad/Alpine
Vertical Gain	900 feet
Pitches	8
Rating	5.7
Grade	III
First ascent	R. Northcutt & Carter

The Northcutt-Carter Route is a popular technical climbing route on Hallett Peak in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. The Northcutt-Carter Route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.^[1]

A massive rockfall in 1999 removed the first two pitches of the route.^[2]

References

1. ^ Roper, Steve; Allen Steck (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8. 
2. ^ http://thepeakmind.com/2010/01/05/2-classic-climbs/

External links

• mountainproject.com