Colorado

Let the debate begin! Here are the best 25 boulder problems in America... or 25 of the best... across a wide swath of regions and grades. (From 2021)

Prevent extended gear from coming unclipped with these tips.

Turner was a fixture in the Colorado climbing scene, and he helped set a precedent for positive climber-land manager interface that has become a model throughout Colorado, and perhaps America.

Senate Bill 168 gave SAR volunteers legal immunity and—hopefully—the money they need to keep climbers, hikers, and paddlers safe.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.

Rifle Mountain Park has a history, reaching back to the canyon’s first sport climbs from the late 1980s and early 1990s, that played a critical role in the modern explosion of difficulty in American sport climbing, especially on overhanging stone.

How moving sideways has pushed me up.

Matt Samet describes his experience in using the MoonBoard to train for his multi-year project in Colorado.

From the archive: an incomplete list of classic routes climbed by our sport's wealthiest (at least until he gave his fortune away) and second most famous (though actually he may rival the Honnold in overall name recognition) dirtbag.

John Q Public always imagined that we climb by throwing grappling hooks up the cliff. Turns out they were right.

Get this high elevation rock while you can!

Is America’s best bouldering is above 9,000 feet? Some of us think so. Here’s what you need to know to hit the country’s finest alpine areas.

Three more instances of climbers taking unnecessary, foolish risks.

Sometimes those streak-and-solo missions don’t go quite according to plan. 

Naturally, some of Colorado’s hardest are putting up a fight.

Never again will there be anywhere like Sibleyville, outside Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, where for 50 years climbers came to crash—and when they crashed.

Whether you’re already an offwidth fan or are ready to face your fears, check out this list for some of our favorites.

Eight routes that keep the adventure high and the difficulty manageable.

Take a look at some of the best hand-sized crack climbs across the country, from Nevada to West Virginia.

Some climbers wait to attempt famous free routes until they’re good enough to do them in perfect style. But what if you are never that good? Purists would say you should stay off the climb—leave it for those who have the necessary strength and talent. I say go for it, with a few points of A0.

Growing numbers of hikers, bikers, and skiers are leaving Colorado SAR teams strapped. One new study offers some radical ideas

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.

What do you do if you find an injured solo climber halfway up a 1,600-foot face? In the 1930s, the only option was a high-elevation piggyback ride.

We spot boulder problems. Sometimes we spot climbers before they clip their first piece of pro. Now imagine spotting a climber falling 60 feet.

"Four, five, six... I feel something! Rock? Bed surface? It’s nearly six feet down. Could she be that deep?"

In a crisis, decisive action may be the difference between life and death. Sometimes only a bystander is prepared to take that step.

It doesn’t take much to learn the basics (ice axe and crampon use, self-arresting techniques, snow hazard analysis) and unlock big new terrain for yourself.

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A 5.9 climber recruits the best climbing coaches in America to see if he can jump two number grades in two months. Here’s what he learned.

The East Face of Long's Peak is the highest and hardest free climbing arena in the world. Nothing comes easily.

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Dakota Walz set out in 2019 to climb 5,280 vertical feet of first ascents in the American Southwest. Along the way, he faced uncertainty, fear, doubt, loose rock, and runouts—and many times wondered: Is the project even worth it? In the end, he learned it was the process that mattered—not just the summits.

Rock climbers have long scoffed at the 14er-bagging goal as fodder for ‘hikers’ and old men who fancy themselves mountaineers after a summer tick of Whitney. They’re wrong, and here’s why.

Rockfall has destroyed a bridge and the water supply line that feeds 70% of the park.

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Pioneering bouldering gym brand expands network

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Forging a partnership on The Young and the Rackless in sub-par conditions.

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Molly Mitchell shares her journey to climb China Doll (5.14 R) while navigating generalized anxiety disorder.

Ryan Montoya endured two solo, unplanned nights in the Colorado backcountry in winter after a fall near the top of a Colorado 14er

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The team completed the roundtrip in 3 hours, 53 minutes, and 59 seconds, beating Dean Potter’s previous FKT by 5 minutes.

Max Manson, 19, and Tanner Bauer, 16, are a young partnership sending hard, committing trad routes in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado

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After leaving work at midnight, two climbers embarked on a manpowered mission—80 miles of biking, 14 miles of hiking, and 1,700 feet of climbing—and got back in time to work the next shift. Well, almost in time.

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Taking a break from his training dojo in Estes Park, Colorado, one of the world’s best all-arounders talks about hard climbing, the risk in alpinism, his low profile on social media, and balancing life as a father and pro climber.

Presented by Mystery Ranch

The secret history and modern rebirth of Western Colorado’s sleepy Unaweep Canyon.

Fifty days—in a single season—of hiking, bouldering, and long talus falls on the world-class blocks of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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The impact of a 60-foot free soloing fall on Boulder's Second Flatiron

Ever wish you could wake up as an elite competitive athlete? For one ice climber, that wish came true.

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A dedicated climber plummets through three life-altering seconds.

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The problem with getting what you asked for.

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Presented by Black Diamond

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