I am visiting Denver and have two friends with me who would like to climb. I have experience, but they are both pretty new. Looking to stay about an hour from Boulder or 2ish hours from Denver.
So I'm looking for some areas with shorter approaches where I'm able to hike up above, set up top rope on chains and rap down.
*Dont have any long slings or trad gear to set up my own anchors*
Easiest one by Boulder that I can think of is Nip and Tuck crags. Easy approach (60s) and at least 4 spots to setup toprope anchors on bolts from above, though 1 is reachy to do at 5' 10". It gets pretty crowded on weekends as it is well known for this. Bring a quad and its simple.
It is really easy to knock rocks off of the top at Table where they drop onto the crowds below. And if you are not familiar, the routes are hard to identify. You should post up looking for a ropegun for a moderate crag. Another option is "Fraiding", where you aid up the bolts with a harness runner, quickdraws, stick clip and a belayer.