Mt. Sanitas is another local bouldering area just north of Flagstaff. It is a cool, chill place to boulder and has many easy to moderate problems - which makes it a good place to go when you are feeling like taking it easy and resting the fingers (the rock is also easier on the hands than Flagstaff). It's also a good place to take beginners and most of the landings are great. The only con is that one must hike up a grueling six degree slope for approximately five minutes to get to the rock. Enjoy!
Getting There
From Boulder: take Broadway up to Mapleton St. which is a couple blocks north of Pearl Street. Go on Mapleton towards the hills for a few blocks until you see a pavilion on the right hand side of the road - park in the spaces just past it. Get on that trail and stay to the left as it goes up quickly to the nice sandstone boulders.
Jay-dog you are the man for hookin me up with this cool new place to climb, people like you is what makes this my fav climbin site! Yep i agree with you buddy not only is the slope of the rock grueling(i nearly lost my footing once-good thing i didn't fall too cause i would have really put a gash in my knee that probably would have hurt in the morning :) ), but that harsh five minutes can really kick some ass for lazy folks like myself. It took me a good couple of seconds to recover when i got to the bouldering site, but enough said it is truly a great place to climb. thanks bud for letting all of us climbers know about another great area around boulder!
i am not sure that i agree with you man...mount sanitas' only good thing going for it is the hot babes who jog around the area. i personally think its pretty small, lame, and the problems are easy as hell. try flagstaff instead!
For more information on Mt. Sanitas, I found a fair amount in the best of Boulder Bouldering, right at the beginning of the book. I actually discovered this place today, and I don't think that it is that bad. Not many people venture this far north to climb, so it is a good time.
Sanitas is a great place to boulder on a cold sunny day. The rocks stay in the light till almost sundown and as such are warm. Just stay away from the dakota ridge bouldering, really bad rock that comes off in huge sections.
Chill site to boulder where you won't need to take shoes, chalk or crash pad. There are some cute chicas running around as well so head up in your tennies and get ready to swing from buckets and jugs for about 40 minutes worth of quality fun!!!...
MT. Sanitas is a good place to go for a quick boulder session. It is close in, right past pearl street. The rock is pretty good, and it gets good expoposure throughout the day. If you are a begging climber and feel intimadated by elitists in other areas this is a good place to be. the rock is also easy on the hands which is nice for beginners. Also I read your comment on eldo Jay, your the shit man.
Yes yesterday, my buddies and i went there- climb. the rock looks nice and clean. also nice problem. like another people said about warm and cold area. it s fun to climb.
I stink. I am a total beginner and couldn't tackle any of the V0-2 climbs here :( They all overhang slightly and I had trouble holding on. I had to go over the rock ridge to the east side and do some nice "climbing/scrambling" with great views down to Boulder. But....the rumor is true - HOT women jogging and walking up the Mt. Sanitas Trail along the boulders!!!
I know it's not just the climbers dogs, but the amount of dog s#!t is not acceptable! I pick up a full bag every time I go here. And just try jogging this trail on a warm day, the stench will gag you. Tell people to pick up their dog's s*&t if you see them leaving it behind, most of them readily doo.
I have enjoyed this area ever since my brother and I moved to Boulder. We liked Mt. Sanitas, but find that almost every time we are there someone walks up and starts traversing back and forth rendering the area useless to anyone else. So don't get overly comfortable with one area. Solution. We now like the Dakota Ridge side a lot as well. I read a comment about the rock not being very good on the ridge. There is plenty of great bouldering problems to be found here and there usually is no one else around climbing. Just our opinion. See ya out there.
Mount Sanitas
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