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CO Crag Suggestions

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mediocre · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0

Anyone have any suggestions for a crag in CO that is dog friendly, i.e. mostly single pitch with bolted anchors? The dog does fine as long as one of us is on the ground. Also preferably decent camping nearby. We live in SW Rado, I don't mind driving but we only have 3 days, including travel days.
We've done Shelf a lot, but it sounds real hot right now. I'd like to get up to Independence Pass area, but seems like a lot of walk offs from what I can tell. Sport or trad, doesn't matter.
Thanks in advance

Monty · · Golden, CO · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 3,530

Devils Head would be a great option. Higher elevation, shade or sun, loads of routes at every grade and lots of camping (free or paid).

Mark R · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Not sure what you are into but Eleven Mile could be alright. Lots of trees to set up a little dog run in the shade plus you can take the dogs down to the river. We were there a week or three ago with our dog and the one other climbing group we saw had a couple of dogs.

Aleks Zebastian · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 175

Climbing friend,

May I suggest the gym of movement denver, for you to pull on the climbing rocks of plastic. You may camp nearby in an alley or hotel with boarded windows on colfax avenue. You will hear the pretty music, pull your rocks in a climate-controlled environment, and put the wearing on someone else's rope. There are also many righteous bros that you can learn cool moves from and style tips most excellent. You may terrify the staff and others around you by taking large fall at the top of each route you make flash.

You can even climb for crack in the climbing rocks of crack rock style section of the gym! It would be like indian creek, colorado, province of boulder, except with air conditioning.

In this glorious gym, you may be impressing your friends, onlookers, and climbers of opposite sex most attractive if you remove your shirt while wearing a climbing hat, hopefully showing tattoos, and do the screaming inappropriately at every crux, and often in between, to show your raw animalistic power.

It is also quite nice, relaxing, and looks to appear quite cool to no hand your grigri brake strand while staring at people other than your climbing friend on the climbing rocks.

mediocre · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0

Thanks for the ideas. Haven't been to Devils Head but it sounds intriguing. We were up at Turkey Rocks and 11 mile last week and the South Platte is quickly becoming one of my favorite general areas to climb. 11 Mile is rad, even with the schizophrenic guy banging on his hood with a tire iron at 5 am yelling at someone to "come the fuck up here you fucking coward." That'll get you out of your tent in the morning.
Aleks, I've been using a grigri for years, but WTF is this "brake strand" you speak of?

Andy Bandos · · CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 760

I agree that Piedra is a great option for you. Especially based on your location.

I spent some time at indy pass a few weeks ago and brought the four legger. We climbed nothing but single pitxh for the weekend. Good times and pretty scenery. Aspen is mpt my favorite place (might as well relocate it to LA or something) but the pass is great for climbing. The wilderness areas are stunning too, but not too dog friendly with a lot of restrictions.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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