The Rabbit Hole

This climbs a mine shaft at the end of an abandoned gold mine. After rappelling down to the bottom, there are two routes back up. The crux is halfway through the route where the rock faces out and you run out of holds. The level of difficulty is due to the condition of the rock, moisture, and a layer of mud - which makes finding a good hold difficult at times, but that's part of the fun.

Park across from the old gold ore mill site, then cross river or use bridge. A private property line starts at the left side of the bridge, so it's legal. The mine portal is about 40 feet above the old mill. Travel back, and take a left at first Y, then a right at second Y. Then when you reach crawlspace that opens into a large room (which has another route in it), take immediate right and the shaft is at the end of tunnel.

Per

Ryan Gajewski

: per Bernard Gillett: the owner of the parcel of land through which the Barking Dog Trail runs has closed his private property to the public. The Barking Dog Trail is the normal approach trail to The Fang, described on this webpage and described in Gillett's St. Vrain guidebook. The landowner has been generous for many years in allowing people to traverse his land to reach The Fang and other destinations, but due to recent vandalism on his land, he is no longer willing to allow access. The landowner has notified the Boulder County Sheriff's Office of the closure, and they've been asked to follow a zero tolerance NO TRESPASSING policy.

The Fang itself does not reside on this landowner's property.

Boulder County MAY have purchased this parcel of land a couple years ago.

Per Rob DeZonia: the bridge is private property. I got to speak with Erik who is taking care of the land and passed my contact info off to the owner of said bridge. I guess vandalism as well as people 4x4ing and shooting guns from that little county road caused him to close the bridge to the general public.

This is a 2 person climb. Use a dual ascender setup for a back up to get out of the shaft.