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Cement Creek/CB South offers numerous sport, mixed and traditional crags from 1-3 pitches on three different rock types. Many of the routes are south facing making it an ideal destination for cooler days.

Many of the crags are published in the book "Gunnison Rock" by Leo Malloy.

Climbers are slowly updating some of the ancient hardware in the area, and with an abundance of unexplored rock- there is certainly room for more development.

Cement Creek is certainly not destination climbing, but a quiet and beautiful setting with a few local classics!

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From Crested Butte: Drive south on CO Hwy 135 for approximately 8 miles. Turn Left (East) on Cement Creek Road (FR740). Follow Cement Creek Road into the canyon. The first and most obvious crag is "The Caves Wall"- the large gray caves of Leadville limestone visible on the hillside to the left of the pullout at ~1.5 miles.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cement Creek

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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● Cave Slab
Sport
Upper Caves
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
● Anarchy Corner
Trad
Anarchy Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
● Plastic Poser
Sport
Upper Caves
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
● Hessian Queen
Sport
Upper Caves
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 7
● Hessian Partier
Sport
Upper Caves
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
● Cyclops
Sport
Upper Caves
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Cave Slab Upper Caves
 11
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Anarchy Corner Anarchy Wall
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Plastic Poser Upper Caves
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Hessian Queen Upper Caves
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Hessian Partier Upper Caves
 7
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
● Cyclops Upper Caves
 4
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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