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Canals Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Canals

Acid House Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Andromeda Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Blobulus Prime Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Calypso Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Clementine Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Cronus Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Dippin' Dot Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Exit Music Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Flowers Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Foo Foo Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Forest Queen Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Fruit Loops Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Grotto Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Magpie Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Microverse Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Nature Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Nectarine Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Odyssey Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Omicron Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Paper Mache Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Prometheus Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rain Clock Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Satyr Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Slow Ride Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Stematron Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Tiger Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Turtlehead Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Uncle Blobulus Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Underworld Bloc, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Virga Bloc 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Warm-up Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Where Are The Turtles Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	9,514 ft	2,900 m
GPS:	40.66097, -105.88676 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: 2024 Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

From the Canyon Lakes Ranger District Forest Service:

Fort Collins, Colo. (March 7, 2024) – to protect nesting birds of prey, the U.S. Forest Service is implementing annual area closures in several popular recreation areas throughout the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. The closures include Triple Tier, south of CO Highway 14; Boston Peak, north of CO Highway 14; Grazing Allotment Crag, northwest of Prairie Divide Road; and Mt. Olympus, southeast of US Highway 34. See the closure map for more details. Effective through July 31, 2024, the closures protect established raptor territories to ensure the birds remain undisturbed during sensitive breeding and nesting seasons.

The Canyon Lakes Ranger District partners with Colorado Parks & Wildlife and the Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition to monitor nesting progress and to inform climbers about the importance of giving raptors space to raise their young.

Federal and state laws prohibit disturbing any nesting bird of prey. Visitors can help protect wildlife by respecting all closures. Signs will be posted at key access points into the closed areas. Additional closure information is available online.

A map: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….

Additional information: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO….

Description

This amazing, alpine bouldering zone was first discovered by Ben Scott nearly 15 years ago. Ben and company cherry picked through some of the nicest lines but left plenty to be done still. A recent wave of development has added nearly 30 new problems up to V13 featuring many log raft landings built out by Matt Poiez.

Getting There

Although there are multiple ways to get there, my preference is to hike in through the West Branch Trail. Take the WBT about 2.5 miles until you are across from the boulders, look for the small trail on your left that takes you through a campsite until you can find the log crossing just upstream from the campsite. Expect a 1 hour hike in on mostly flat terrain. Ben Scott used to mountain bike in along the canal on the other side of the valley, which is definitely the adventurous way to approach but can make for a quick and fun descent.