Gore Range Climbing

Being cooped up in the house has had me reflecting on some trips I've made this past year - one of which being through the gore ranges. I was wondering if there's much climbing out there beyond the traverses noted on MP? I know Peak C apparently has a few technical routes to the top, but beyond that I'm not familiar with much. The hike up to the basin below Peak C appeared to have multiple potential crags with fairly easy approaches. There might be some bigger fish to fry out there as well, judging from the rock in these pics all taken by me around Mt Powell/Peak C.

Does anybody know if there's much documented about climbing in the gore range? If so, where do you find it? Anybody know about rock quality or anything out that way?

having lived in Summit for years, we call it "the range which shall not be mentioned." Also, its chossy AF

Yeah, Chossy AF. There's a good guidebook out on it called, A History of Mountaineering in the Gore Range,

https://www.amazon.com/Mountaineering-record-explorations-climbs-routes/dp/B0006ESSI6

Self published - the cover uses the same typeface as all the Black Flag records, so I wholeheartedly recommend the book ;) The rest is set in what looks like simply the original typewritten manuscript.

The name of the game is traverses, which can be a little spicy.

Good from far...

The traverses are great but the problem solving gets a little repetitive.
The big line potential is chossy and broken up. Much of the technical climbing potential will likely boil down to:
"Long approach. A couple great climbing pitches with several more adventurous scramble-y pitches. Nice scenery."

^For some people, that summary has plenty of intrigue. Go for it.

The difference between NPS-maintained trails and beetle-kill pickup-sticks is likely why I have yet to spot foam-packing bros walking ridges in the Gore. But maybe I’m missing something. Tell us how it goes!

Never heard of it.

Old Colorado Outward Bound instructors could surely tell you a secret or two about 4th class / low 5th class options and general mountaineering in the Gore Range, if they were willing to.  Also, Dave Cooper's excellent guide to 4th class / low 5th class scrambles around Colorado includes several in the Gores.  But that all fits with the general characteristics you've been hearing from others here-- traverses and scrambles with occasional 5th class pitches, not big clean faces.  It is a beautiful range, though-- nice place to backpack.