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Want to hear from you guys what you think are some off the best sport 12As on the front range!!!

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ANGUS WIESSNER · · Denver Colorad · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,638

Some of the ones I've enjoyed this passed year are
Sargaso sea upper dream canyon
Angle of repose lower dream canyon
Fire and ice Eldo
Patience face Flatirons
Empire of the fenceless Boulder Canyon
Slap happy East Corey
Pseudo Bullet north table
Crimp Fest Devils Head
Buy low sell high Clear Creek Canyon
Open Space Cowboy Dudes Thrown
Crocodile Pinecliff

highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35

The best 12a on the front range is Redneck Hero at Buttonrock.

Just about every 12a at Devils Head would qualify as the best but I'm not sure Devils head qualifies as the front range.

Of course you need to do Wet Dream on Wall of the 90's but you already should know that.

John Byrnes · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined Dec 2007 · Points: 392

I think O.D.K. (The Old Man's Route) at Upper Echelon in the Poudre should be in this list.

EDJ Johnson · · Eldorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 110

After The Gold Rush, eldo and Without A Net through the direct finish to the Doub Griffth, eldo

Marc H · · Longmont, CO · Joined May 2007 · Points: 265
EDJ wrote:After The Gold Rush, eldo and Without A Net through the direct finish to the Doub Griffth, eldo
One of Neil Young's best songs, but I don't think it quite fits the OP's criteria:
Want to hear from you guys what you think are some off the best sport 12As on the front range

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Tony B · · Around Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 24,665
EDJ wrote:After The Gold Rush, eldo and Without A Net through the direct finish to the Doub Griffth, eldo
Not sport routes.
Otherwise I'd suggest Childhood's End on Big Rock. But like these, while it has bolts, it is not a sport climb.

At the risk of being slightly off of what some might call true front range, I'll suggest some of the Multi-pitch sort climbs @ Ra such as WOW and Higher Calling, which are both more or less 12a range. (11d and 12a/b, I think - and both solid 5.12 by Bocan grading).
I'll toss in that Solid Gold in CCC is pretty darn good and also gives plenty of exposure.
MorganH · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 197

How about:

Vasodilator
Sonic Youth
Your Mother

Kai Huang · · Aurora, CO · Joined May 2008 · Points: 105
MorganH wrote:How about: Vasodilator Sonic Youth Your Mother
If these are 12a's, everything else in this thread is 11b at most.
highaltitudeflatulentexpulsion · · Colorado · Joined Oct 2012 · Points: 35
Kai Huang wrote: If these are 12a's, everything else in this thread is 11b at most.
Morgan has a long history of posting about how everything on the front range is sooooo soft. It's so soft in fact, that he hides candy on the holds of routes harder than our 12's for kids birthday parties. It's so soft, that one time he thought he was having sex with a fat woman, turned out that he was just climbing Stuffed Wolf!

It's best to either make fun of him or ignore him.
MorganH · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 197
nicelegs wrote: Morgan has a long history of posting about how everything on the front range is sooooo soft. It's so soft in fact, that he hides candy on the holds of routes harder than our 12's for kids birthday parties. It's so soft, that one time he thought he was having sex with a fat woman, turned out that he was just climbing Stuffed Wolf! It's best to either make fun of him or ignore him.
Hey! I resemble that remark.

I'll have to get on Stuffed Wolf next time I'm in town.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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