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Area 071 Climbing

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Areas in Area 071

007 (a.k.a. 0071) 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

071 Roped Climbs 6 / 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Area 071 Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

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Elevation:	9,070 ft	2,765 m
GPS:	37.34518, -107.80445 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Area 071 has historically been a bouldering area, but there are now roped routes being developed on several cliff bands as well. The rock is Dakota Sandstone. This area has potential for trad, sport, mixed routes and boulder problems in areas scattered around the forest. The different bouldering and roped areas have been split off into separate subareas. All of these areas are accessed from the Baldy Mountain or Missionary Ridge Trailhead at the end of the 071 access road. See subareas for specific approaches to the different areas.

Getting There

Access is from Missionary Ridge TH (Baldy Mountain TH). From Durango, take Florida Rd. (CR240) east until County Road 249 (Sortais Rd.), where you take a left. Stay on that road for 10 or 15 minutes until you get to a gate where you'll park and start hiking. After gate, walk uphill for about 15 minutes to the 071 bouldering access. The trail is marked by a cairn and heads left. Follow trail for about another 5 minutes, and you will hit a pond on the left side of the trail. Look immediately to your right. The faint trail is now marked by a cairn.

To access the 071 cliff band with roped routes, continue up the road for another 5 minutes to an obvious trail on the left marked with a cairn. Take this trail for a few minutes, and just before it heads up to the top of the cliffs, veer left, and make your way around to the bottom of the cliffs. For a map and better directions, check out the Durango Bouldering guidebook by Ian Allison.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Area 071

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V2 5+ 8 ● Fast Food Sludge Boulder Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
V5 6C 11 ● God's Finger Boulder Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder