Whats the low down with castlewood canyon state park bouldering?
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Looking to maybe go to castlewood canyon state park for for some holiday bouldering. What are the approaches and landings like? I have a 2 yr old boy who needs some space to run around while we climb. What are the most concentrated Bouldering areas where we could set up shop for a bit? Looking to work anything up to v8 if you have any must do problems out there. Would love some info if anyone has any, thanks |
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Little Devil is a must-do, just be careful. It's claimed many a life.
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Doug Lintz wrote: Little Devil is a must-do, just be careful. It's claimed many a life.Thats really cold, sending him off to that on his first visit. Hopefully Andy Librande will pitch in. My .02 would be to go straight to punani since you boulder hard. There's problems all over the canyon. Might want to avoid 9 Lives Arete area with the boy b/c there's a steep embankment right there. |
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Thanks guys, might have to see if my boy has what it takes to send little devil...the name is a bit too fitting for his first v11! |
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The Fountaine-Bleau area has the highest concentration of problems from warm-ups to solid v2-4 to Cave Direct being a pretty classic v6. Look for the problems labeled Lip Traverse, Rocketship, Only downside in the winter is that it is in the woods and gets minimal sun. It is fine if it is a nice day out but can be cold in there. |
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Castlewood has rattlesnakes, beehives and poison ivy. This time of year those things are mostly dormant, but much of the year arent friendly to 2 year olds. That said, my 3 kids spent many happy hours splashing around in the stream and crawling over, under and through the rock piles. |
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Cave Direct is super classic and has a great landing. There are tons of other climbs that are much easier in the area as well. Very kid friendly. and the approach is a super easy trail for about 2 minutes. |
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Brett- you might consider bringing a rope and harness along, the sport routes there resemble long bouldering problems anyway. The canyon's best routes are mostly along the East Rim, which due to the snakes has a limited Winter season; and there is not much in the way of hazards for a tyke, assuming with this unreal weather the buzzworms don't emerge. |