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// Rock climbing · Colorado

Climbing at Thunder Ridge

147 routes on 17 walls, 5.5–5.14a. In Colorado. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
147
Walls
17
Grades
5.5–5.14a
Rock
Granite
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.14a. Half are between 5.10a and 5.11d.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth2 sectorsSouthwest10 sectorsWest5 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 17 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01The Brown WallSW · 225° · 5.5–5.14a25 routes
02The QuarrySW · 242° · 5.7–5.12d24 routes
03The Alligator LoungeSW · 224° · 5.8–5.12d18 routes
04The Wasp CanyonSW · 236° · 5.7–5.13a · boulders V3–V917 routes and boulders
05The For Real CanyonSW · 225° · 5.7–5.13c16 routes
06The Post OfficeSW · 231° · 5.11a–5.12c8 routes
07Arch RockSW · 212° · 5.7–5.11d6 routes
08Cat Scratch WallS · 200° · 5.7–5.11a5 routes
09The Great Warm-Up BoulderSW · 212° · V25 boulders
10Metaphysical WallSW · 212° · 5.9–5.10d5 routes
11The OutbackW · 267° · 5.7–5.95 routes
12Black and Tan WallW · 269° · 5.10d–5.12a3 routes
13Swamp CorridorW · 258° · 5.10a–5.11c3 routes
14The Gunky WallW · 269° · 5.9–5.12a2 routes
15Lumberjack WallS · 199° · 5.10b–5.10c2 routes
16Meadow Rock aka Cougar CliffSW · 212° · 5.10a–5.11c2 routes
17Battlement CragW · 255° · 5.10c1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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