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Piano Ridge Bouldering

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Routes in Piano Ridge

Around the Bulge V1 5
Bootie 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V1 5
Bootie Crack Traverse / Low V0+ 4+
Continental Shelf V1+ 5
Don't Get Stumped V0 4
Double Dipping V0 4
Fiction, Friction V-easy 3
Gill Arrow Roof Problem V4 6B
Handcracker V-easy 3
Hug N' Jug V1 5
Just Add A Pinch V2 5+
Life on the Edge V1+ 5
North Arete (Unknown Roof) V1- 5-
Piano Ridge Traverse V1- 5-
Piano Traverse V5- 6C
Piano West Face Unknown V3 V3 6A
Roof Crack V-easy 3
Roof Reach V1+ 5
Sloper Traverse V4+ 6B+
Spread Eagled V1 5
Tango V3 6A
Traction V2 5+
Undercling V0+ 4+
Unknown / Piano West Face V1+ 5
Unknown Bootie Traverse Variation V1 5
Unknown Crack V1- 5-
Unknown Lieback V1 5
Unknown Parallel Finger Crack V1+ 5
Unknown Slab V2+ 5+
Unknown Slab (aka Balance If You Can) V0 4
Unknown aka Bashie Line V0+ 4+
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Elevation: 5,630 ft
GPS: 40.535, -105.142 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Jesse Ryan on Apr 19, 2002
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac

Description

The Piano Boulder along with the West Facing ridge it sits along offer a handfull of easy to moderately difficult bouldering lines. With the dam construction projects, the area has seen increased traffic now that is among the few remaining bouldering locales with a short approach accessible from Fort Collins. The classic traverse of the Piano Boulder (V5) is among the harder lines here. Quite a few easy traverses and up problems exist on the ridge.

Getting There

From Overland Trail in Fort Collins head West on CR 42C near Hughes Stadium. After the curves and hill turn left on CR 23, follow until the current road block above the Spring Canyon Dam. Park on the left and find the main trail to the left (don't use the many social trails immediately ahead of the parking area).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Piano Ridge

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V-easy 3
 45
● Roof Crack
Boulder
V-easy 3
 35
● Handcracker
Boulder
V0 4
 3
● Unknown Slab (aka Balance If You Can)
Boulder
V0+ 4+
 13
● Bootie Crack Traverse / Low
Boulder
V1- 5-
 10
● Piano Ridge Traverse
Boulder
V1- 5-
 23
● North Arete (Unknown Roof)
Boulder
V1 5
 5
● Spread Eagled
Boulder
V1+ 5
 23
● Roof Reach
Boulder
V1+ 5
 10
● Continental Shelf
Boulder
V2+ 5+
 5
● Unknown Slab
Boulder
V3 6A
 4
● Piano West Face Unknown V3
Boulder
V4 6B
 9
● Gill Arrow Roof Problem
Boulder
V4+ 6B+
 31
● Sloper Traverse
Boulder
V5- 6C
 28
● Piano Traverse
Boulder
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V1 5
 50
● Bootie
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Roof Crack
 45
V-easy 3 Boulder
● Handcracker
 35
V-easy 3 Boulder
● Unknown Slab (aka Balance I…
 3
V0 4 Boulder
● Bootie Crack Traverse / Low
 13
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● Piano Ridge Traverse
 10
V1- 5- Boulder
● North Arete (Unknown Roof)
 23
V1- 5- Boulder
● Spread Eagled
 5
V1 5 Boulder
● Roof Reach
 23
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Continental Shelf
 10
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Unknown Slab
 5
V2+ 5+ Boulder
● Piano West Face Unknown V3
 4
V3 6A Boulder
● Gill Arrow Roof Problem
 9
V4 6B Boulder
● Sloper Traverse
 31
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Piano Traverse
 28
V5- 6C Boulder
● Bootie
 50
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V1 5 Boulder
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Noa Warren on the Blobby Boulder, Piano Ridge
Noa Warren on the Blobby Boulder, Piano Ridge
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Mike Beshore
Mike Beshore  
To the south of the Piano Boulder and south of "Booty" (V0-V1 High Slab Problem) just past the barbed-wire fence there is a Gill Arrow. This is a typical Gill roof problem. Also, because Rotary access is limited there are many other locations to visit around the Fort. The North Quarry. Big Granitic Boulders below west Arthurs Rock (V10 here). The distant-eye and road-side boulders at H-Tooth. The fish-hatchery up the Poudre. Need directions? Sure Rotary is sweet, but there are many other places to boulder around the Fort. Apr 30, 2002

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