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Oak Creek Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Oak Creek Canyon

1st Bend Crag 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hueco Wall 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Tanner Dome 10 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32

West Bend Crag 7 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Elevation:	7,223 ft
GPS:	38.31063, -105.24943 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Todd Miller on May 1, 2004
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Access Issue: Titanic reopens! South Hardscrabble Creek is too. Details

Per Ben Bruestle: Titanic is open to climbing again. South Hardscrabble Creek climbing is open too.

Description

Oak Creek Canyon has fantastic climbing in the northern Wet Mountains, 9 miles south of Canon City. It is a fun alternative to Shelf Road, with far more moderates. It is quite popular. There is a site with downloadable guide. I think there are about 150 routes or so, mostly granite sport climbs. I have climbed routes from 5.6 to 5.11, but there are many harder routes if you can climb that hard. Tannner Dome is the primary attraction, though there are many crags on which to climb.

Online guide: users.adelphia.net/~bill.sc….

Getting There

Taken from the online guide:

From Canon City take 4th street left/south, over the Arkansas river, about 1 mile. At this point the road takes a 90 degree left turn. T this point turn right on to county road 143. Drive this until you go up the big hill, you won't miss it. 2 mles after this you park and climbing awaits. on the north side of the road.

46 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Oak Creek Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 19 ● Tanner Classic Sport 2 pitches Tanner Dome
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 22 ● Zing Sport Tanner Dome
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 18 ● Amp Right Sport 2 pitches Tanner Dome
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 15 ● Amp Left Sport 2 pitches Tanner Dome
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 19 ● Landscape Architect Sport Tanner Dome
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 3 ● Hanging Judge Sport Tanner Dome
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 8 ● The Merrimac Sport Tanner Dome
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 16 ● Rightist Sport 2 pitches Tanner Dome
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● 30,000 Casualties Trad, Sport Tanner Dome
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 20 ● Clippers and Saws Trad Tanner Dome
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 14 ● Pendejo Sport 3 pitches Tanner Dome
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Harper's Ferry Trad, Sport Tanner Dome
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 6 ● Chickamauga Sport Tanner Dome
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 8 ● Leftist Sport Tanner Dome
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● Vicksburg Sport Tanner Dome