Climbing style developements at The Towere in Boulter Canyon

Gym Land is the East Face of The Tower, so-named because it is the main outdoor gym-climbing area in Boulter Canyon.

All the routes here are gym routes: if you see a line, you can be assured that it is a gym route and you won't need to touch the rock.

The routes at Gym Land were intentionally created as gym climbs, to provide an area for moderate, multi-pitch routes where only plastic holds are used.

The rock can be used on some of the routes, either partially or totally.

If you prefer to use the rock, see how many plastic holds you can skip.

You can also avoid using the plastic holds and the bolts by placing your own gear and using the actual rock on some of these routes.

Either way, have fun climbing!

For an action shot of some of the climbing at this great 'new' area follow this link http://www.mountainproject.com/v/colorado/boulder/boulder_ca>>>>>

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Hilarious!!!!11!!! Is there an HBO special in the works??!!one!??

Oh my God. Please tell me this is a joke and a photoshopped picture...

Please...?

--Marc

Since you are placing gym holds outside, they should really be more of the natural stone color you are placing them on. Red and yellow just don't cut it. This will make route finding more difficult but needs to be learned as you start gym climbing outside!

..SOME PEOPLE SHOULD BE SHOT

Dude needs to take his shirt off to make it official.

Don't look at me!! It had to be said.

Should I get a punch card or is the season pass a better deal?

PS: His shirt stays on, Tracy. This is a classy climbing gym. :)

Schweet! What a perfect area to pull out the ice tools and do some late summer tooling! Who else is game? I presume if the grid bolting is ignored, then pins and Spectres are a go. Hats off to the Munger for pushing the ethos (even if fully clothed) -

RalphE

That's awesome. Thank you. There's nothing like learning to trad climb on plastic.

Since we're posting pics, where are our priorities? Mine's with safety; and nobody looks safer than the guy in OP's photo!

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So this area has only seen significant traffic for just over a year? Wow! I'd really like to see some pics of the area from before the recent development.

The whole spike in the tree deal is just plain asinine(sp?). You gotta be some kind of tool to think that was a good idea and the only/best option.

I think I see where you're going with this Mike. Maybe the sarcasm is lost on some folks.

Jake

I can do 5.11/5.12 in the gym, but I'm still stuck at 5.6 outside; this could be the perfect place to improve my real rock skills. Maybe some colored tape on the rock holds to help that transition; I spend forever looking for holds on rock.

Yo!

I just wish he would put some holds on both sides of that crack (top to bottom) that way I could spend the day crack climbing without having to be up to my elbows in dirty crack. ;)