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The Narrows Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in The Narrows

Above Nod 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Beach, The 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15
Colors Crag 2 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10
Eden Area 3 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7
Electric Ocean 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Eve's Cave 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Greedy Gulch 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Keep, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7
Last Turn Crag 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Narrows Blocs 0 / 1 / 0 / 53 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 54
Narrows River Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Narrowslab 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Nod (formerly submitted as The Fable), The 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Pee-wee's Playhouse 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Snake Eyes Wall 2 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11
Solar Panel, The 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Supercollider 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Trough, The 0 / 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6
Twilight Area 1 / 22 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25
UFO Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Upper Snake Eyes Wall 4 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13
Widowmakers 0 / 1 / 0 / 49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 49
Yankee Doodle Slab 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Elevation: 6,322 ft
GPS: 40.676, -105.43 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Ben Scott on Dec 16, 2014
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Description

The Narrows is generally considered the portion of the canyon from Stove Prairie Road to The Narrows Campground. This section of the canyon is characterized by large, steep walls coming right down to the asphalt. People have been climbing here since the '70s, and the climbing history has been re-written time and time again.

The variety of climbing styles, quality of rock, and accessibility make this one of the best locations for rope climbing in the canyon.

Here is a list of the major areas from downstream to upstream:

- Electric Ocean
- Yankee Doodle Slab
- The Trough
- Eden area
- The Nod
- Eve's Cave
- Snake Eyes Wall
- Twilight Area
- Last Turn Crag
- The Beach
- Narrowslab
- Supercollider Area

Getting There

The Narrows is located west of Fort Collins in the Poudre Canyon. Drive approximately 18.1 miles from Ted's Place (a.k.a. the intersection of US Highway 287 and CO 14) to reach the Electric Ocean and the start of The Narrows.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Narrows

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3 6A
 3
● The Throne
Boulder
Widowmakers
V7 7A+
 3
● Scarbanzo
Boulder
Widowmakers
V7-8 7B
 3
● Hippo Hoedown
Boulder
Narrows Blocs > Loft
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 74
● East of Eden
Trad
Eden Area > Eden Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
● Watchtower
Sport
Colors Crag
5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
 10
● Fish & Whistle
Sport
Eden Area > Eden Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 17
● Delicious Demon
Sport
Snake Eyes Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 3
● Forbidden Fruit
Sport
Eden Area > Eden Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
● Home-school Ballerina
Sport
Upper Snake Eyes Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 21
● I.P.A.
Sport
Beach
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 5
● Wild and Scenic
Sport
Twilight Area > Wild Wall
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 4
● Rustic Wilderness
Sport
Twilight Area > Wild Wall
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 9
● Harmonic Resonance
Sport
Beach
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 3
● Wildest Dreams
Sport
Twilight Area > Wild Wall
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 3
● If 6 was 9
Sport
Colors Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Throne Widowmakers
 3
V3 6A Boulder
● Scarbanzo Widowmakers
 3
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Hippo Hoedown Narrows Blocs > Loft
 3
V7-8 7B Boulder
● East of Eden Eden Area > Eden Wall
 74
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Watchtower Colors Crag
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Fish & Whistle Eden Area > Eden Wall
 10
5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Delicious Demon Snake Eyes Wall
 17
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Forbidden Fruit Eden Area > Eden Wall
 3
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● Home-school Ballerina Upper Snake Eyes Wall
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● I.P.A. Beach
 21
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Wild and Scenic Twilight Area > Wild Wall
 5
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Rustic Wilderness Twilight Area > Wild Wall
 4
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Harmonic Resonance Beach
 9
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
● Wildest Dreams Twilight Area > Wild Wall
 3
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
● If 6 was 9 Colors Crag
 3
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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The Narrows back when the road was first built. Eve's Cave is on the right edge of the photo, and you can just see the top of Last Turn Crag off in the distance.
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The major areas in the Narrows of the Poudre Canyon.
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The heart of The Narrows.
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