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West of Rustic Climbing
Areas in West of Rustic
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| Elevation: | 7,730 ft |
| GPS: | 40.712, -105.737 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 217,408 total · 3,211/month |
| Shared By: | Ben Scott on Dec 16, 2014 |
| Admins: | James Schroeder, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
The Poudre Canyon west of the town of Rustic becomes a very wide open valley chocked full of cliffs and boulders. This section hosts the BEST bouldering in the Fort Collins area and easily some of the best route potential in Northern Colorado. The scenery and setting are incredible and home to moose, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, beaver, and lots of other wildlife. If you haven't made the long drive up the canyon from Fort Collins...you probably should.
Here is a list of the major areas from downstream to upstream:
(mileage listed from Ted's Place)
Hatchery Rock - 38.3 miles
Bone Caves
Critical Mass Area
Pearl Area - 40 miles
Roaring Creek Area
The Bog - 41 miles
420 Boulders - 41.5 miles
Gandalf Area - 46.1 miles
Poudre Falls - 47 miles
Here is a list of the major areas from downstream to upstream:
(mileage listed from Ted's Place)
Hatchery Rock - 38.3 miles
Bone Caves
Critical Mass Area
Pearl Area - 40 miles
Roaring Creek Area
The Bog - 41 miles
420 Boulders - 41.5 miles
Gandalf Area - 46.1 miles
Poudre Falls - 47 miles
Classic Climbing Routes at West of Rustic
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
| Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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| ● The Warm-up | 420s > Warm-up Boulder |
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V3- 6A Boulder | |
| ● SW Face of The Warm-up Boul… | 420s > Warm-up Boulder |
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V3-4 6A+ Boulder | |
| ● Hank's Arete | 420s > Hank's Boulder |
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V4 6B Boulder | |
| ● Hank's Lunge | 420s > Hank's Boulder |
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V5 6C Boulder | |
| ● Puffing Stone Traverse | 420s > Puffing Stone Boulder |
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V5 6C Boulder | |
| ● Scarface | 420s > Hank's Boulder |
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V6 7A Boulder | |
| ● Against Humanity | Gandalf Area |
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V6 7A Boulder | |
| ● Gandalf | Gandalf Area |
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V6 7A Boulder | |
| ● Merlin | Hatchery Rock |
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V7 7A+ Boulder | |
| ● Tilt | 420s > Tilt Area |
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V8 7B Boulder | |
| ● Rude Beauty | Poudre Falls > River Boulders > Rude Beauty |
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V8+ 7B+ Boulder | |
| ● Bean Town Beat Down | Boston Peak > Orange Wall |
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5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad | |
| ● Foreplay/Longtime | Boston Peak > Hall of Fame |
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5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport | |
| ● Cradle of Liberty | Boston Peak > Orange Wall |
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5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport | |
| ● Paul Revere | Boston Peak > Orange Wall |
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5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport |
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