From the parking lot hang a right after the slab boulder that guards the entrance. Up the hill to your left you'll see the Warm-Up boulder, keep going until you hit a grouping of rocks. Contains the Yosemite Sam, Mantle, and Out There boulders.
Granite in the Routt National Forest of Little Medicine Bow Wyoming. part of the Laramie Peak range much like Vedauwoo and its endless Boulder valleys, this material offers a much cleaner approach, solid, smooth and daring highball problems from three feet off the ground to 30+ feet high.
The Farm hosts some incredible problems with a wide range of difficulty in a beautiful setting. Be sure to check out "Resurrection" V9, an ultra-classic highball. The Farm is also home to the high quality and difficult test piece, "The Reckoning" V14. The approach is very short.
For free topos, videos and pics, and any other info you'll need, visit www.revelstokebouldering.ca! Beautiful bouldering area about 20 km west of town. Classic highball lines in an amazing setting by a creek. Not a huge area, but lots of potential for further development, and what has been established are top of the line problems.
An amazing vertical wall with hard test pieces and many classics. Also home to a good concentration of classic hard highball boulders.
This is a very sunny wall with a short approach and a beautiful view. Duncan's Ridge has the closest rope climbing to the Fort Collins. The majority of the routes can easily be top-roped, and the area is a great place for beginners and highball boulderers alike. The area has a good variety of trad climbs in the range of 5.4 to 5.12.
Waimea Bay. A small but fun collection of beach bouldering exists at the famous surf spot. You need those two things. The climbing here is a perfect for beginners. Most of the problems are between VB - V4, but what really makes it special is the fact that you usually don't need a crash pad either. The sand, when it's deep, can be a very safe landing. That said, almost everything is highball (25' in some parts), and the sand can fluctuate as much as six feet in a day from large surf. Falls can be big and exposed rock is common. People can and do get hurt. Waimea Bay bouldering goes back maybe 30+ years. There's a history here, a lot more than can be covered in the few paragraphs of this short description.
There are tons of boulders out here and many of them have yet to be developed. The rock is the same glassy basalt as the rock in Cyberia but of arguably better quality. The approach is somewhat long, roughly 40 minutes, but it is beautiful. Winding uphill and overlooking Brentwood Bay the approach takes you up to the Malahat viewpoint trail where dozens of massive boulders sit gathering moss. Partially developed around 2009 and then seemingly forgotten there are a multitude of established problems including several excellent highball problems. Unfortunately because of how little traffic this area has seen there is a fair bit of moss on the boulders so anyone trekking out there ought to bring a wire brush! I cannot recommend this area enough. I was blown away when I went up there. It is the same type of rock as Cyberia but arguably better quality and in a stunning location. Interestingly the boulders prevented the logging of old growth forest trees in the area so the boulders are surrounded by massive trees! Don’t let the long hike dissuade you! Get out there! This place should be on everyone’s radar!
This area is a little slice of heaven for anyone that likes airy top outs and pant filling moves. The wall is located off of highway 313 and is visible from the road in early spring before the trees begin to bloom. This LONG, awe inspiring wall with it’s technical face climbing will be enough to humble any climber.
Rockcliff is the name of the trail head. It is a cliffband, however the cliff is small and the only climbing is a small cluster of 5 boulders. Bit of a micro crag however the one boulder is a highball which helps make it worth the trip for just a few boulders.
This area is based around a huge roof that is low enough to be a highball boulder topo but most of the hard climbing is at an easy to protect height with crash pads. There are some problems to either side of the roof as well. Some boulder height and some short bouldery bolted sport climbs.
Cool boulder with 4 variations on the steep face, and a lovely highball on the tall side.
Tall face with relatively decent landing, home to the committing highball Droid V4.
Small boulder with easy approach and fun climbs in the right mini cave start. The left side cave could perhaps also have easy climbing but nothing known by name publically. Lots of potential for more climbing nearby, with a small cave uphill to the left, and some possible boulders and highball cliffs as well directly uphill. Go scope them out!
Squamish is the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada. It has been referred to as mini-Yosemite for its granite crack climbing and its World class bouldering makes it a popular summertime destination. Squamish also has sport climbing for all ability levels. Planning a trip to Squamish can sometimes be difficult due to bad weather. If you're looking for consistency, but don't mind climbing in the heat, come in July, August, or September. If you need friction to send your project there are some crisp dry days in February and October. Unless you're a local, don't plan to climb in Squamish from November to January. April, May and June offer great conditions that are often interrupted by long periods of rain.
Behind the Chapel on Northside Drive
Some shorter routes at the base of El Capitan
Yosemite goals for 2011
My Yosemite projects for the Fall.
I recently visited Yosemite Valley on an afternoon trip, but didn't have the chance to try anything interesting. These are problems I saw and didn't have the time to work on, or didn't feel comfortable trying without protection. I'll come back for them soon :)
Things I'd like to do in Yosemite Valley.
Highball boulders that look amazing and are amazing! Time to build up those nerves of steel!
For the boulderer seeking a unique experience in the wilderness, these problems represent the ultimate in alpine bouldering adventure. They may be highball, or found in remote corners of the mountains, or perhaps are just difficult to access. The climber that ticks this list has demonstrated a high level of commitment to alpine bouldering. Only 3-star and 4-star problems are chosen. This list can be found in the Bouldering guidebook to RMNP and Mt. Evans published by Sharp End Publishing.
28 V points to celebrate my 28th birthday! Classic and notorious. The short good list of highballs I have always wanted to do while living here.
Some easier ticks, some really hard ticks, all super classics I'd love to get on / work on.
Always more projects. Always.
Yosemite dream list
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2 years to go!
Lifetime
projects
Someday soon