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decent hard trad routes

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Matt.H Haron · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 185

Hey Ive been trying to find some good trad routes along the front range. Any suggestions? I really like the look of Naked Kill 5.12d at stumbling block, clear creek canyon... just a straight crack and slightly overhung, but its a little out of my range. A lot of the routes I've done on trad recently had a slab that you can break ankles on really easily. Ive also done Alpine, and its good and all, but not what I'm looking for. Any super stellar lines you guys know of.... that you would be willing to share?

Tony B · · Around Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 24,665

What *IS* your range?

Coppolo · · Denver, CO · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 10

Theres a pretty cool place north of Clear Creek and south of Boulder called Eldorado Canyon. I've heard it has some fairly good trad lines. Not much beta out there on it though.

Good Luck!

Steve Williams · · The state of confusion · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 235
Bapgar 1 · · Out of the Loop · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 90

If that's the case you definitely need to start by defining "decent" and "hard"... cause I would say that 12+ qualifies as hard, but apparently that's too hard.

GabeO · · Boston, MA · Joined May 2006 · Points: 302

From the OP's personal page:

Trad: Leads 5.10a Follows 5.11d

So to answer your question - yes there are, lots! Many many great hard trad routes on the front range. Unfortunately, you're not strong enough to climb them... at least not yet.

Perhaps you would like suggestions for moderate trad lines on the front range?

GO

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

can you give a grade range you are looking at? i'm sure folks can come up with a good tick list if you narrow it down a bit.

Chris Plesko · · Westminster, CO · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 485
slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

let's assume that 12a is the baseline of hard trad climbing. if that's the case, probably the fisher-price-my-first-hard-trad-route would be thunderdome in boulder canyon, or maybe arms bazaar (although a bolt protects the crux). roadrunner in clear creek might be a good option if you live in golden.

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Colorado
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