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The Poudre Face

Submitted By: Dylan Kuhn on Oct 16, 2006
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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BETA PHOTO: Far left side of The Poudre Face.


Description 

A west-facing (or maybe SSE) wall directly across the Poudre Canyon from The Crystal Wall.


Getting There 

A trail breaks off right from the Cedar Creek trail before just before a slabby 3-bolt route.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Poudre Face:
Cheerleaders Gone Hippie   5.9+     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Creepy   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Palace Guard   5.10b     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet   
Check Your Head   5.10b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Check Your Six   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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Middle of The Poudre Face.

BETA PHOTO: Middle of The Poudre Face.

Climbers on The Poudre Face, as seen from atop Crystal Wall. The climber in red (on the right) is in the crux moves of <a href='/v/colorado/fort_collins/poudre_canyon/105874008'>Cheerleaders Gone Hippie</a>, and the climber in blue is working up <a href='/v/colorado/fort_collins/poudre_canyon/105874032'>Check Your Head</a>.

Climbers on The Poudre Face, as seen from atop Cry...


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By Tanner Mitchell
From: Fort Collins CO
Sep 8, 2008

Does anyone have any additional beta for this area (pictures, directions, river crossings, etc)? Thanks!

By Adam B
From: Eldorado Springs, CO
Nov 25, 2008

There are some old Sam Shannon guide books floatin' around town, but you can also find a near full copy (minus photo topos and route descriptions) of the guidebook at Drtopo.com. Some have considered this a veritable case of copyright infringement though....