Front Range drytooling practice areas

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	Scot Hastings · Sep 7, 2013 · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 35 I'm looking to sharpen (haha) my drytooling skills in preparation for the coming mixed season. Does anyone know of any good practice areas in and near the Front Range where folks won't mind use of crampons and tools? 0 Flag Quote
	Jon Weekley · Sep 7, 2013 · Denver, CO · Joined May 2010 · Points: 70 table mountain (but you didn't hear it from me). 0 Flag Quote
	Kip Kasper · Sep 7, 2013 · Bozeman, MT · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 200 pretty much any route in eldo. 0 Flag Quote
	Scot Hastings · Sep 7, 2013 · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 35 Ha! So any recommendations if I don't want to get my ass kicked? 0 Flag Quote
	erik wellborn · Sep 7, 2013 · manitou springs · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 355 Naked Steel. Naked Edge, aka "Naked Steel" 0 Flag Quote
	Rob Cotter · Sep 8, 2013 · Silverthorne, CO · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 240 wfscot wrote:Ha! So any recommendations if I don't want to get my ass kicked? You'll be armed. They won't... Whoopass.... 0 Flag Quote
	Ali Jaffri · Sep 8, 2013 · Westminster, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 695 There is a spot by the Bear Lake trail in RMNP, but everything looks pretty hard. You could possible set up a top rope and do these. I was there last month so you can pm me for details. 0 Flag Quote
	Scot Hastings · Sep 8, 2013 · Salt Lake City, UT · Joined Apr 2013 · Points: 35 Ali Jaffri wrote:There is a spot by the Bear Lake trail in RMNP... Thanks Ali! I have heard about the Bear's Den. I was hoping to find something a bit closer to Boulder, but maybe that is the best bet. 0 Flag Quote
	Leo Paik · Sep 9, 2013 · Westminster, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 22,820 Folks used to dry tool up left of the upper ice area in Boulder Canyon upstream from Castle Rock. It's not open for bolting, though. 0 Flag Quote
	Cor · Sep 9, 2013 · Sandbagging since 1989 · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 1,445 SPORT PARK BABY! (Just do the nasty chipped routes) 0 Flag Quote
	Scott McMahon · Sep 9, 2013 · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425 mountainproject.com/v/denve… Thought I'd bring this back... 0 Flag Quote
	GLD · Sep 9, 2013 · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 83 The first rock pile on your way up Boulder Canyon at Elephant Buttress has a few routes you can TR 0 Flag Quote
	Scott McMahon · Sep 9, 2013 · Boulder, CO · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 1,425 Just dry tool the never forming ice flows in CCC. 0 Flag Quote