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Ouray Vicinity (rock) Climbing

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Areas in Ouray Vicinity (rock)

Bear Creek Canyon 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Camp Bird Mine Rd/Mountain Rescue Cache Crag 5 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Chunder Dome 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Colby's Corner (Ridgway) 1 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Engineer Pass 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Engineer Pass Crag 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Jimmy Cliff 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Le Petit Verdon 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Left Field 2 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25

Misfits Wall, The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mordwand, The 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Ohio Slabs 2 / 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Ouray Rotary Park-Rink Wall 0 / 37 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Overlook Cliff 0 / 34 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34

Pool Wall, The 14 / 64 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 76

Randall's Badger Sanctuary aka Spider Den 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Ridgway Dike Wall 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Ridgway State Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Sandias 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Secret Stash, The 2 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Slab of Despair 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Stolen Lands Buttress 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Technicolor Wall aka Techno Crag 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Upper Cascade Wall 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Waterfall Wall 7 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

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Elevation:	7,769 ft	2,368 m
GPS:	38.0231, -107.672 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

All aspects, and all weather conditions abound. Seasonal at some areas, crowded at times. Several different types of rock in the area supply the ADHD climber with some options. Easy to hard climbing with loads of potential.

Eds. Note, this are was moved to the rock section to facilitate organization. The area was subdivided after user suggestion to facilitate use.

Getting There

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Ouray to get here, then go see Bill Leo at Ouray Mountain Sports on Main St. (US Hwy 550) for beta. This locale is located between Montrose & Durango.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ouray Vicinity (rock)

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 127 ● Princess Ella's Magical Adventure Sport 4 pitches Waterfall Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 180 ● Groove Tube Sport Pool Wall > Alcove
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 28 ● Annie's Arete Sport Pool Wall > Wading Pool
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 26 ● Overlooked Sport Overlook Cliff
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 63 ● Ze Boom Boom Room Sport Pool Wall > Alcove
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 15 ● Svengali Sport Pool Wall > Deep End
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 56 ● Out of Pocket Sport Overlook Cliff
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 30 ● 99 Problems Sport Overlook Cliff
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 17 ● "A View to a Kill" AKA (One i… Sport Overlook Cliff
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 16 ● Talent Pool Sport Pool Wall > Wading Pool
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Bay of Pigs Sport Pool Wall > Bay of Pigs
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 10 ● Dark Continent Sport Pool Wall > Backyard
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 11 ● All Night Rave Sport Technicolor Wall aka…
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 11 ● The Honey Badger Sport Randall's Badger Sanc…
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Breaking the Waves Sport Pool Wall > Bay of Pigs