Elevation: 5,400 ft
GPS: 39.31677, -104.73933
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Shared By: Ben Mottinger on Dec 31, 2000
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC
Access Issue: Historical seasonal raptor closures with 2023 updates Details

Description

Bouldering at the Wood is great. There are TONS of possibilities, and it is a year-round area. In the summer, shady places like the Fountainebleau Boulder let you hit the slopers, while in the winter, great rocks such as the Phallic Boulder are creek-side and south-facing. There is quite a collection just West of the ranger station at the North park entrance. Wintertime bouldering can be found near areas such as the Playground, Falls Wall, or any South-facing areas (which are numerous).

Castlewood is a capital L-shaped canyon. Punani is up at the top of the L at the North part, down by the creek. The Berthoud Cave is up in the Inner Canyon, which is the horizontal part of the L and way South. To find Punani and this problem, you have to enter the North Entrance to the park, and park at the Lucas Homestead lot/trail and then follow that trail down to the bridge, and then follow the directions listed here.

Eds. this area has undergone a recent reorganization to make it more user friendly. A good starting point is the area map provided by Andy Librande.

Getting There

Just explore the park. Also see the new book "Colorado Bouldering" by Phillip Benningfield. It lists good beta for some of the rocks here. Also Hanson's guidebook lists some good bouldering spots but no specific problem info.

Map of some of the boulders

Here is a map to some of the boulders, courtesy of Andy Librande.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bouldering problems

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V1+ 5
 115
Rocket Ship
Boulder
V2 5+
 61
Up Staged
Boulder
V2 5+
 5
Plate Highball
Boulder
V4- 6B
 73
Fountain Lip Traverse
Boulder
V4 6B
 3
South Face
Boulder
V4 6B
 25
Nine Lives Arete
Boulder
V4 6B PG13
 3
Snow Shoes
Boulder
V4 6B
 3
Flu Shot
Boulder
V6 7A
 12
Hobble Cobble Direct
Boulder
V6+ 7A
 41
Cave Direct
Boulder
V7 7A+
 40
Punani
Boulder
V7 7A+
 9
Tiger Woods
Boulder
V8+ 7B+
 3
Hollywood Squares
Boulder
V8-9 7B+
 5
Hoagie in Heaven aka The Crystal…
Boulder
5.15d 9c 39 XIII- 41 E11 8c V16-17 9A WI8 M13+ A5+ Steep Snow X
 128
Little Devil
TR, Aid, Boulder, Mixed, Ice, Snow
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Rocket Ship Fountainbleau Area > Fountain Lip Boulder
 115
V1+ 5 Boulder
Up Staged Fountainbleau Area > Fountainebleau Boulder
 61
V2 5+ Boulder
Plate Highball Buoux Block area > Plate Boulder
 5
V2 5+ Boulder
Fountain Lip Traverse Fountainbleau Area > Fountain Lip Boulder
 73
V4- 6B Boulder
South Face Buoux Block area > Orange Boulder
 3
V4 6B Boulder
Nine Lives Arete Central City area > Nine Lives Boulder
 25
V4 6B Boulder
Snow Shoes Punani Area/N C… > Urban Adventure Boulder
 3
V4 6B PG13 Boulder
Flu Shot Punani Area/N C… > Concentrate Boulder (…
 3
V4 6B Boulder
Hobble Cobble Direct Fountainbleau Area > Hobble Cobble Boulder
 12
V6 7A Boulder
Cave Direct Fountainbleau Area > Fountain Lip Boulder
 41
V6+ 7A Boulder
Punani Punani Area/N C… > Punani Boulder
 40
V7 7A+ Boulder
Tiger Woods Inner Canyon area > Tim's Boulder aka Pow…
 9
V7 7A+ Boulder
Hollywood Squares Five & Dime Area > Checkerboard Boulder
 3
V8+ 7B+ Boulder
Hoagie in Heaven aka The Cr… Five & Dime Area > Electric Kite Wall
 5
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
Little Devil Miscellaneous Castlew…
 128
5.15d 9c 39 XIII- 41 E11 8c V16-17 9A WI8 M13+ A5+ Steep Snow X TR, Aid, Boulder, Mixed, Ice, Snow
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