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Elevation: 9,070 ft 2,765 m
GPS: 37.34518, -107.80445
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Area 071 has historically been a bouldering area, but there are now roped routes being developed on the Baldy Overlook and a few other 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.

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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 Baldy Overlook 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+
 9
● Fast Food Sludge
Boulder
Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
V4 6B
 4
● Seams Good
Boulder
Area 071 Boulders > Graysill Boulder
V5 6C
 13
● God's Finger
Boulder
Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
V7 7A+
 4
● Unnecessary Layoffs
Boulder
Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 4
● Forced Exposure
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
● Bloody Knuckles
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 6
● Precarious Arete
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 7
● Pulley Connector
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
 5
● My Own Madness
Trad
Baldy Overlook
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 6
● Tombstone
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 10
● Handful of Pockets
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
● Igmú
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 5
● Too Tan for March
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
● Unknown "Flight 071"
Sport
Baldy Overlook
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 4
● Black and Tan
Sport
Baldy Overlook
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Fast Food Sludge Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
 9
V2 5+ Boulder
● Seams Good Area 071 Boulders > Graysill Boulder
 4
V4 6B Boulder
● God's Finger Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
 13
V5 6C Boulder
● Unnecessary Layoffs Area 071 Boulders > Heaven On Earth Boulder
 4
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Forced Exposure Baldy Overlook
 4
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
● Bloody Knuckles Baldy Overlook
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Precarious Arete Baldy Overlook
 6
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Pulley Connector Baldy Overlook
 7
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● My Own Madness Baldy Overlook
 5
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad
● Tombstone Baldy Overlook
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport
● Handful of Pockets Baldy Overlook
 10
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Igmú Baldy Overlook
 4
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Too Tan for March Baldy Overlook
 5
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Unknown "Flight 071" Baldy Overlook
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Black and Tan Baldy Overlook
 4
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
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Area 071 Boulders trail map - the "Getting There" details are accurate enough to get to the pond in the map.
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