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Big Gypsum - Dolores Rock Climbing

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Areas in Big Gypsum - Dolores

Black Wall 3 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Hamm Canyon 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Psycho Tower 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Slickrock Buttress 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Towers above The BLM Campground 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Trailside Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	5,500 ft	1,676 m
GPS:	38.1329, -108.8745 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	John Peterson on Sep 8, 2009
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Description

There are excellent crags in the Dolores River canyon with sandstone towers and walls rising from the Dolores River.

Getting There

There are two climbing areas in the Big Gypsum Valley area - this is the lower one on the banks of the Dolores River. From Naturita, drive towards Slickrock and turn onto Road 20R - this is a good dirt road and there should a be a sign for a Dolores River launch site. From the pavement, it's about 13 miles to the climbing areas.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Big Gypsum - Dolores

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 90 ● Psycho-Path Trad 3 pitches Psycho Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● The Razor Sport Hamm Canyon > Hamm Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Stacked Blocks Trad Black Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 5 ● Thumbs Up Tower Sport Towers above The BLM…
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Sizzlin' Summer Solstice Spectac… Sport Black Wall
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 24 ● Nameless Face Sport Psycho Tower
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R 10 ● Tower Of Power Trad 3 pitches Hamm Canyon > Tower Of Power
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Psycho Hose Beast Sport Psycho Tower