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Elevation: 5,800 ft
GPS: 39.65216, -105.18539
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Shared By: Quinn Stevens on Nov 29, 1999
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

Description Suggest change

Morrison is a classic Front Range bouldering area. It's likely best known for the problems in The Lobby and Black Hole, on the cliffside north of town. Here one will find a hardman's delight, offering a number of classic problems, linkups, and eliminations at V5 and above. Most problems tackle greasy slopers with a few wicked crimps interspersed. North Morrison receives high traffic, which is good and bad. The area is dirty and polished. However, here one can receive a gym like workout, on real rock, in an encouraging atmosphere. Everyone knows your name, or at least the beta. I know there is alternative, quality bouldering around Morrison that climbs actual boulders. Having never climbed them, I'll depend on others to add this to the site.

Getting There Suggest change

Easy. From Boulder, take CO 93 to Golden, US Highway 6 to C-470 heading South, and get off 5-10 minutes later at Morrison. Take a right after exiting. One can also take a right just past Golden on Heritage Rd, which becomes a highway that goes by Red Rocks and spits you out into Morrison on the west side. From Denver, take US 285 to C-470, then head north the the Morrison exit, and take a left into town.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Morrison Boulders

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1 5
 244
In the Beginning
Boulder
V2 5+
 258
Breashears' Crack
Boulder
V3 6A
 340
Breashear's Crack II
Boulder
V3 6A
 92
Super Phun Thyme
Boulder
V3+ 6A+
 88
Upper Wisdom
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 126
Slots
Boulder
V5 6C
 195
Double Arete
Boulder
V5 6C
 35
Cling Free
Boulder
V5+ 6C+
 166
Squirming Coil
Boulder
V6- 7A
 160
Dasani
Boulder
V6 7A
 167
Helicopter
Boulder
V6 7A R
 57
Rupture
Boulder
V7+ 7A+
 21
Arrowhead Arete Stand
Boulder
V8 7B
 6
Pressure Sensitive
Boulder
V10 7C+
 27
Arrowhead Arete (SDS)
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
In the Beginning Dark Side > Cube Area
 244
V1 5 Boulder
Breashears' Crack Black Hole
 258
V2 5+ Boulder
Breashear's Crack II Dark Side > Cube Area
 340
V3 6A Boulder
Super Phun Thyme Dark Side > Cube Area
 92
V3 6A Boulder
Upper Wisdom Black Hole
 88
V3+ 6A+ Boulder
Slots Dark Side > Warm-up Traverse Area
 126
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
Double Arete Dark Side > Squirming Coil Area
 195
V5 6C Boulder
Cling Free Dark Side > Dasani Area
 35
V5 6C Boulder
Squirming Coil Dark Side > Squirming Coil Area
 166
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
Dasani Dark Side > Dasani Area
 160
V6- 7A Boulder
Helicopter Black Hole
 167
V6 7A Boulder
Rupture Dark Side > Caves > Rupture Cave
 57
V6 7A R Boulder
Arrowhead Arete Stand Dark Side > Arrowhead Arete Area
 21
V7+ 7A+ Boulder
Pressure Sensitive Black Hole
 6
V8 7B Boulder
Arrowhead Arete (SDS) Dark Side > Arrowhead Arete Area
 27
V10 7C+ Boulder
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