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Climber on Surprising Crag, enjoying the view.

Description 

The most popular area at the Sport Park: lots of moderate routes packed into a fairly small area. Often sees crowds of climbers and dogs. A great place to hang out and socialize as you move from route to route. Morning sun makes this a good choice for cooler days.

Routes on the left side of the South Face:

A. Choss Temple Pilots, 8+, 1p, bolts.
B. Killer Fish Taco, 11-, 1p, bolts.
C. The Fix, 11-, 1p, bolts.
D. South Crack, 8, 1p, 60', gear.

Routes on a west-facing wall in the middle of the South Face:

E. Chasing Sticks, 9, 1p, bolts.
F. Vitamin V, 10-, 1p, bolts, 50'.
G. Wavy Gravy, 10-, 1p, bolts, 50'.
H. Dutch Oven, 9, 1p, bolts, 50'.
I. Monkey Bob, 8-, 1p, bolts. Overhang.

Routes on the right side of the South Face:

J. Hood Surfing in Socks, 11, 1p, bolts.
K. Platinum Curl, 11, 1p, bolts.
L. The Touch, 8, 1p, bolts.
M. Dirty Dave's Dumpster Dive, 9+, 1p, bolts.
N. Double Down, 7 or 9+, 1p, bolts, 50'.
O. Frictionary, 7, 1p, bolts. Slab.

Getting There 

Follow direction for Surprising Crag. The trail comes up to the crag near the route Monkey Bob.

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Dirty Dave's Dumpster Dive 5.10a  CO : Boulder Canyon : ... : South Face

This route is on the right side of the south face of Surprising Crag, just right of The Touch and left of Double Down. It starts at a corner whose right face is split by a thin crack.Climb the face and crack past two bolts. You can use the corner left of the bolts or the hand crack right of the bolts; both variations are about 5.8. Just using the thin crack and face by the bolts is a lot harder (10 a/b).Head to the upper face and climb steep rock past 3 more bolts. A 10a crux is at...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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BETA PHOTO: Routes on the left side of the south face of Surpr...	BETA PHOTO: The west-facing wall on the South Face of Surprisi...	BETA PHOTO: Monkey Bob. The crux is turning the roof between ...
BETA PHOTO: Hood Surfing In Socks. The crux is moving past a ...	BETA PHOTO: Platinum Curl. The crux is turning the roof past ...	BETA PHOTO: The Touch. The crux upper face can be climbed lef...
BETA PHOTO: Dirty Dave's Dumpster Dive. The lower section can...	BETA PHOTO: Double Down. The 10a crux is a thin face move pas...	BETA PHOTO: Frictionary. The easiest route at the Sport Park....