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Elevation: 5,836 ft
GPS: 39.56218, -107.30402
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Shared By: Richard M. Wright on Jan 18, 2004
Admins: Alvaro Arnal, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC
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Description Suggest change

How about climbing on big limestone, 2 hours from Denver, with zero approach, and a South to West facing system of crags? Too good to be true? Not. Puoux can offer exactly that, but with the caveat that most of the developed climbing is just off Interstate 70. No good guide has been developed, so this is it until the FA teams get the data assembled. Separate parties with Jeff Achey, Eric Candee, Dave Pegg, Greg Purnell, and others have done the work. The limestone can be excellent to poor, depending on location, but the routes listed here will be derived from the best stone. Many of the routes start right off the ground, however, some very steep and very rad lines have been developed that require some hair-ball approach on fixed cords. Since the limestone sees little traffic, much of it is fresh and sharp - even now nothing is polished (I'll probably regret this comment). This reminds me of the upper sectors of the routes in Rifle that have all of those little scalloped spines on them.

So far, the climbing is confined to the road-side crag, called the No Name Crag (aka Puoux), with Puoux and Fault Walls seeing most development. However, development is also pushing into the higher crags on the hill and across the river in the shadowy grey limestone - time will tell how these shape up.

Getting There Suggest change

Puoux is just about the easiest crag in Colorado to locate, being immediately adjacent to Interstate 70. Park in the large pull-out 300 feet East of the tunnel at Glenwood Springs. The crag by road-side is obvious. Development is spreading to the higher cliff and across the river.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Puoux

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 62
Traditional Values
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 33
Road Runner
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 24
The Test
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 43
Pass the Ditchie
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 54
Moral Decay (aka NoName 4)
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 33
Roadside Distraction (aka NoName…
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 35
Stay True (aka NoName 3)
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 51
Youth Warm-up
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 28
Kor's Corner
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 41
Urban Cowboy
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 11
Experience
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
The Birdman
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 7
The Long Haul
Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
 6
Fault Line (aka Welcome To Plane…
Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 4
31 Degrees
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Traditional Values Lower Wall
 62
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Road Runner Lower Wall
 33
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
The Test Lower Wall
 24
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Pass the Ditchie Lower Wall
 43
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Moral Decay (aka NoName 4) Lower Wall
 54
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Roadside Distraction (aka N… Lower Wall
 33
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Stay True (aka NoName 3) Lower Wall
 35
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Youth Warm-up Main Wall
 51
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Kor's Corner Main Wall
 28
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Urban Cowboy Main Wall
 41
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Experience Main Wall
 11
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
The Birdman Main Wall
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
The Long Haul Main Wall
 7
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Fault Line (aka Welcome To… Fault Wall
 6
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport
31 Degrees Fault Wall
 4
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport
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