Located northwest of Fort Collins, CO, the Poudre Canyon is home to some of the highest quality sport climbing and bouldering in Colorado. Long considered a rock climbing area only frequented by locals who didn't want to drive to 'better climbing' elsewhere in the state, author Bennett Scott and many others have spent the last several decades putting that myth to rest with the development and documentation of some of the hardest, proudest, cleanest, and most inspiring climbing routes to be found anywhere in Colorado.
Ten years have passed since the 2nd Edition of the Poudre Canyon Guidebook was released and things have been anything but quiet. New routes and boulder problems have been established on a weekly basis - the climbing here just keeps getting better and better. Perhaps you live in Fort Collins and just want to get out for a pleasant day of shady bouldering. Or maybe you're looking to explore something new with a weekend of beautiful camping, cragging, and bouldering. The Poudre has something to offer everyone, so join the author on a journey through 50 miles of breathtaking cliffs and boulders that are climbable all year long!
Table of Contents
Lower Canyon
Picnic Rock
French Arête / Mike’s Roof
Happy Hour Crag
Poudre Practice Rock
Greyrock
Pine Vu Area
Brink’s Rock
Triple Tier Areas
Crystal Wall
Palace
Stove Prairie Road
Narrows
Widowmakers / Electric Ocean
Colors Crag
The Keep
Ra’s Buttress Area
Sheep Mountain
Narrows Blocs
Ice Canyon
The Trough
Eden Area
Twilight Area
Snake Eyes Walls
Supercollider / Solar Panel
The Beach / Last Turn Crag
Mountain Park Boulder
Iceland
Grandpa’s Bridge
West of Rustic
Hatchery Boulder Area
Pearl Area
Critical Mass Area
Turtle Crag
Roaring Creek Boulder
Bliss State Wildlife Area (S.W.A.)
Bog Area
Prione
Vista Crag
420 Boulders
Boston Peak
Black Boulder Area
Merlin Boulder
Pearl Necklace Area
Gandalf Area
Poudre Falls
Bristlecone Castle