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Dynamite Shacks Bouldering

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Areas in Dynamite Shacks

D-Shacks Cliffband 1 / 0 / 1 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Hobo Castle Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Main Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 45 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 45

Other Side, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	4,722 ft	1,439 m
GPS:	39.05009, -108.60657 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Dynamite Shacks is one of two bouldering areas near the east entrance of Colorado National Monument (the other being Bullet Hole Rock Area). The boulders are Dakota sandstone, and vary in difficulty from V-easy to V8ish. The area is generally dry and climbable most of the year, although rain and snowmelt will make the hillsides the consistency of peanut butter. There is a lot of opportunity for route development in the area.

Getting There

From Grand Junction, travel west on Grand Avenue, which turns into Broadway. Cross over two bridges, at the next stop light turn left on to Monument Road, follow the signs to the Colorado National Monument, go approximately 1.5 miles, there will be a large gravel parking lot on the left marked with a BLM sign for the Tabeguache Trail. Dynamite Shacks is across the road from the Tabeguache parking area. There is a small, rutted out, parking area on the right side of the road as well.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Dynamite Shacks

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

V0+ 4+ 50 ● Easy Flake Boulder Main Area > Easy Block
V1 5 138 ● The Millennium Falcon Boulder Main Area > Falcon Block
V1 5 51 ● Joe 97 (right) Boulder Main Area > Joe 97 Boulder
V2+ 5+ 56 ● Spidey Grip Boulder Main Area > Spidey Block
V2+ 5+ 5 ● Menudo on We Boulder D-Shacks Cliffband > Dynamite Cliff Band
V2-3 5+ 56 ● The Cave Boulder Main Area > Cave Boulder
V3- 6A 41 ● Joe 97 Center Boulder Main Area > Joe 97 Boulder
V3 6A 41 ● Barn Door Boulder Main Area > Barn Boulder
V3 6A 16 ● Han Solo (Natural Selection) Boulder Main Area > Falcon Block
V5 6C 15 ● Vodka Arete-Left Boulder D-Shacks Cliffband > Vodka Block
V5 6C 27 ● All American Grinder Boulder Main Area > Joe 97 Boulder
V6- 7A 15 ● Delusions of Grandeur Boulder D-Shacks Cliffband > Dynamite Cliff Band
V6 7A 25 ● Vodka Arete-Right Boulder D-Shacks Cliffband > Vodka Block
V7 7A+ 20 ● Medusa's Knees Boulder D-Shacks Cliffband > Dynamite Cliff Band
V8 7B 9 ● Woman King Boulder Hobo Castle Area > Lancer Boulder