Best climbs of Colorado

Hi all I am considering a book project and want to make a big list of the best 50 climbs in the state. Would love to get some user feeeback - sport, trad, any style, any number of pitches. What are your top 10 routes?

I've only done a little climbing in Colorado, but the South Face of the Petit might have a place on the list...awesome climb.

Nathan Welton wrote:Hi all I am considering a book project and want to make a big list of the best 50 climbs in the state. Would love to get some user feeeback - sport, trad, Amy style, any number of pitches. What are your top 10 routes?

What's "Amy style"?

I'm gonna suggest the more obvious ones
Bullet the Blue Sky
The Naked Edge
Feline

and then one of more obscurity, but I believe still deserving
Holy Grail

Great. Another favorites book that leads to cf's on good routes. Just my opinion.

Scenic Cruise, Wunchs Dihedral, and of course anything in Indian Creek.

Kor's Flake, J Crack, Sykes Sickle

Highlander wrote:Scenic Cruise, Wunchs Dihedral, and of course anything in Indian Creek.

Alright... who the hell dug up Indian Creek and transplanted it to Colorado? Talk about lack of ethics...

Holy grail
Punta Magna
The prow on kit Carson
Medicine Man
Ottos route

Center Route on Cynical Pinnacle.

Hard to think what are the "best" when there are just sooo many styles. For me I'd say top 10 that just really stood out to me are:

Medicine Man - CO NTL Monument
Scenic Cruise - Black
Wunchs Dihederal - Platte
Childhoods End - Platte
Bullet the Blue Sky - Penitente
Reptile - Platte
Left Handed Jew - Platte
Gym Arete - Shelf
Direct Route - First Flatiron
Naked Edge - Eldo

D7, Diamond
Birds of Fire, Chiefshead
Death and Transfiguration, Flatirons
West Overhang, Maiden
Doub-Griffith, Eldo
Naked Edge, Eldo
Direct on 1st Flatiron
CCC, Boulder Canyon (Haven't been on this one yet)
Wunsch's, South Platte
Scenic Cruise, The Black

Highlander wrote:Scenic Cruise, Wunchs Dihedral, and of course anything in Indian Creek.

I was going to make a joke about all the climbing in Wyoming and Utah, but I see somebody beat me to it.

And nobody mentions Turnkorner...?

Greg D wrote:Great. Another favorites book that leads to cf's on good routes. Just my opinion.

Ha! The Outside treatment- "Top 10 Most Undiscovered and Unknown Places that Locals Cherish for a Serene Nature Experience and Solitude " on newsstands and online now!

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only 50??

I've lived here for 11 months and even I can attest to the fact that this state is CHOCK FULL of awesome climbing. No way you can narrow this all down to only 50.

aney thing in the creek ......

Did you check this list?
Mountain Project's list of Top 50 classics for Colorado

John Hegyes wrote:Did you check this list? Mountain Project's list of Top 50 classics for Colorado

Dude! #3 is none other than Little Devil. You have to get shots of a FFA on that one. I don't think it's ever been done.

Greg D wrote: Nobody asked for your opinion... Asshole.

Greg, 9 times out of 10 you're posts are great. You, however, have just set a new standard by calling yourself out. Awesome.

Kind of have to agree w/ Matt. Maybe someone should put out some propaganda promoting some of the less obvious alright places to keep the crowds away from the true hidden gems.