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Graduation Boulder and Post-Graduation B Climbing
Routes in Graduation Boulder and Post-Graduation B
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Graduation Crack Alt. Traverse V3+ 6A+ |
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Graduation Crack Arete Variation V2 5+ |
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Laybacks V2 5+ |
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Overhang V1- 5- |
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Pinch Bump V3+ 6A+ |
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Post-Graduation Slab V1+ 5 PG13 |
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Rail V1+ 5 |
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Route 3 V2 5+ PG13 |
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Route 4 V2 5+ |
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Route 5 aka The Graduation Crack V1 5 PG13 |
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South Arete V3 6A |
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South Arete Variation V2 5+ |
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| Elevation: | 6,537 ft | 1,992 m |
| GPS: |
38.7915, -104.8749 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Dan Russell on Dec 31, 2001 · Updates | |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: Road closure and reopened after flood damage!
Details
Per Steven Armijo: Cheyenne Canyon Road is closed until May 2022 for bridge repairs. Only hiking and biking trail access is allowed into the canyon.
Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.
Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.
The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.
Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!
Per Stewart M. Green: the North Cheyenne Canyon was reopened after the floods of 2015.
Per Stewart M. Green: ATTENTION!! The Colorado Springs Parks Department has CLOSED ALL CITY PARKS, including Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space, and North Cheyenne Canon, to rock climbing for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
This is due to record rainfall totals in western Colorado Springs which as caused severe trail and parking lot damage, saturated the sandstone cliffs, and is causing parts of cliffs to break off.
The parks will be re-evaluated on Monday to determine how the closure will last.
Please respect the closures and take care of our precious climbing areas!
Description
The bouldering near/on Graduation Boulder is the best in North Cheyenne Canyon. The approach is 3 seconds, so it is convenient. It is usually climbable all-year around (unless it just snowed, of course). The rock is solid, with dozens of problems of varying difficulty. On Graduation Boulder, the south, creek-facing side has several good highballs: the north, road-facing side has great warm-ups, and the west overhang sports the best problem on the boulder, Graduation (V1), a fun, jugfest. The boulder has been traversed at a hard grade (I've heard V10?). Post-Graduation Boulder isn't nearly as good but also has some good problems, namely River Rumble (V4), a highball.
Climbers have been bouldering here for decades. Several years ago I thought I knew every problem on this boulder, until old-timer Harvey Carter showed me about twenty new problems and variations I'd never seen before. In many cases, these problems were done long ago, statically, and without climbing shoes or chalk. The photos only show the most obvious lines, so keep in mind that there are literally dozens of other problems on this boulder.
Graduation Boulder Problems:
1. Graduation Traverse - traverse the main face and finish up the main problem.
2. Corner Problem - start on the slopers and go straight up on crimps.
3. Graduation - the classic line. Ascend the overhang using jugs and jams.
4. Arete Problem - start as low as possible, and climb the arching arete.
5. Face problem - start on the arete, but go up the face avoiding the arete.
6. Face problem - follow hard crimps up the face.
7. Face problem - climb more hard crimps up the face.
8. Ramp - ascend the prominent rail cutting across the face.
9. Creek Wall - from good holds at the base of the rail, move big to a slopey topout, this is a highball.
10. Short Overhang - start at chest height, and use fun holds to surmount the short overhang.
Post-Graduation boulder problems (the problems face the trail):
1. Tough Guy - the full right-to-left traverse.
2. River Rumble - climb the main, north-facing overhang to the highball slab above.
Climbers have been bouldering here for decades. Several years ago I thought I knew every problem on this boulder, until old-timer Harvey Carter showed me about twenty new problems and variations I'd never seen before. In many cases, these problems were done long ago, statically, and without climbing shoes or chalk. The photos only show the most obvious lines, so keep in mind that there are literally dozens of other problems on this boulder.
Graduation Boulder Problems:
1. Graduation Traverse - traverse the main face and finish up the main problem.
2. Corner Problem - start on the slopers and go straight up on crimps.
3. Graduation - the classic line. Ascend the overhang using jugs and jams.
4. Arete Problem - start as low as possible, and climb the arching arete.
5. Face problem - start on the arete, but go up the face avoiding the arete.
6. Face problem - follow hard crimps up the face.
7. Face problem - climb more hard crimps up the face.
8. Ramp - ascend the prominent rail cutting across the face.
9. Creek Wall - from good holds at the base of the rail, move big to a slopey topout, this is a highball.
10. Short Overhang - start at chest height, and use fun holds to surmount the short overhang.
Post-Graduation boulder problems (the problems face the trail):
1. Tough Guy - the full right-to-left traverse.
2. River Rumble - climb the main, north-facing overhang to the highball slab above.
Getting There
From the park entrance, drive 0.7 miles and pullout on either side of the road. Park near a large, obvious boulder (Graduation Boulder) on the south (left) side of the road. If you miss this boulder, get an eye transplant.
Post-Graduation Boulder is about 40 feet directly uphill from Graduation Boulder, on the trail.
Post-Graduation Boulder is about 40 feet directly uphill from Graduation Boulder, on the trail.
Classic Climbing Routes at Graduation Boulder and Post-Graduation B
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