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Dark Horse Boulder

Colorado > Georgetown > Guanella Pass

Description

Dark Horse is a big, beautiful boulder with a handful of great problems on solid rock. The landings are mostly flat, but the boulder itself is quite tall, the more pads the merrier.

Getting There

This is right off the road about 5 minutes before the main '7 Mile' bouldering area. The parking coordinates are 39.6644076, -105.7043053 (also pictured below).

Routes from Left to Right

V4 6B
 2
● Jump In!
Boulder, Alpine
V11-12 8A+
 3
● Double Dutchez
Boulder, Alpine
V10 7C+
 59
● Dark Horse
Boulder, Alpine
V11 8A
 4
● Dark Horse Sit
Boulder, Alpine
V5-6 6C+
 38
● High Horse
Boulder, Alpine
V9 7C
 4
● High Horse Sit
Boulder, Alpine
V4 6B
 15
● Crazy Horse
Boulder, Alpine
V8 7B
 8
● Crazy Horse Sit
Boulder, Alpine
V1 5
 8
● Hors d'Oeuvre
Boulder, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Jump In!
 2
V4 6B Boulder, Alpine
● Double Dutchez
 3
V11-12 8A+ Boulder, Alpine
● Dark Horse
 59
V10 7C+ Boulder, Alpine
● Dark Horse Sit
 4
V11 8A Boulder, Alpine
● High Horse
 38
V5-6 6C+ Boulder, Alpine
● High Horse Sit
 4
V9 7C Boulder, Alpine
● Crazy Horse
 15
V4 6B Boulder, Alpine
● Crazy Horse Sit
 8
V8 7B Boulder, Alpine
● Hors d'Oeuvre
 8
V1 5 Boulder, Alpine

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The boulder.
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Parking for Dark Horse Boulder.
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Isaac Duncan
Louisville, CO
[Hide Comment] For whatever lazy idiot needs to read this: it is not ok to stash pads under this boulder. It is especially not ok to just leave multiple large pads right out in the open and not even try to hide them. This is 100 feet from the road in a very popular tourist area. If you don't think land managers are noticing this type of impact, then you need to rethink how you are recreating on public land. There is a debate to be had around stashing pads in the alpine, but this type of nonsense makes our entire community look bad and can absolutely get areas closed to climbing. If you can't make a couple trips to and from the car to get pads, maybe it's time to try a sport more suited to a sedentary lifestyle. I hear golf is nice. Oct 23, 2025