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Colorado Springs climbing, Colorado — 779 climbs across 7 named crags, with sport, trad, bouldering and top-rope breakdowns, a full grade spread, and a family-friendly score of 4/5 (est.). Top crags: Garden of the Gods, North Cheyenne Canyon, Air Force Academy.
Routes can count in more than one style, so style counts add up to more than the total climbs. A few climbs are ungraded, so the grade bands may add up to slightly less.
4 / 5 Great with kids. Red Rock Canyon Open Space is almost entirely low-angle sport with a virtually non-existent approach — one of the best beginner/family setups in the state.
Note combines OpenBeta grade/style counts with known family beta for this area. Not a safety rating: check the specific wall's approach, base, and current access before bringing a small child.
Technical climbing and bouldering at Garden of the Gods need a free annual permit from the City of Colorado Springs, and chalk (calcium carbonate) is prohibited there. At Red Rock Canyon, North Cheyenne Cañon and Ute Valley Park, a non-discoloring chalk substitute may be used.
Get the free permit — City of Colorado Springs →
Always confirm on the official site — rules change.
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Silhouette | 5.8 | Sport |
| North Ridge | 5.10 | Top rope |
| West Face [Easter Rock] | 5.6 | Trad |
| Bulge Wall | 5.10 | Top rope |
| Weenis Route | 5.11a | Sport |
| East Face/Three Graces | 5.10+ | Top rope |
| The Window | 5.3 | Trad |
| West Face Direct | 5.11d | Top rope |
| South Ridge | 5.8 | Trad |
| North Face | 5.9- | Sport |
| Roadside Attraction | V-easy | Boulder |
| Pick of the Week | V6 | Boulder |
| Winter Warmer Traverse | V0- | Boulder |
| Unnamed | V3 | Boulder |
A sample of real routes from this crag on OpenBeta — the full list is on OpenBeta.
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | 5.8+ | Sport |
| Tiger Snap? | 5.10d | Sport |
| Kendlee | 5.7+ | Sport |
| Full Monty | 5.10d | Sport |
| The Men Arete | 5.9- | Sport |
| Cheyenne | 5.11a | Sport |
| The Army Route | 5.5 | Trad |
| Right-Facing Corner | 5.9 | Trad |
| Steep Side | 5.12a | Sport |
| Corrugation Corner | 5.10a | Sport |
| The Shitter | 5.12 | Sport |
| Chivalry | 5.10 | Sport |
| Dragnet | 5.11a | Sport |
| South Arete Variation | V2 | Bouldering |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Aussie | 5.8 | TradTop rope |
| Piton Pilsner | 5.4 | Trad |
| The White Line | 5.8 | Sport |
| Shred Bread | 5.6 | Sport |
| Psych Cream | 5.8 | SportTop rope |
| Paradise Peanuts | 5.8 | Top rope |
| Stanley's Crack | 5.11 | Trad |
| Truly Hell | 5.12a | Sport |
| Nirvana Wall Highline | 5.8 | Sport |
| The Rat | 5.9+ | TradTop rope |
| Heavenly Hamburger | 5.10 | Top rope |
| Slab Salad | 5.6 | Top rope |
| Hellish Haggis | 5.10 | Top rope |
| Pillar Crack Right | 5.5 | Trad |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Elkton Roof | V5 | Bouldering |
| Warm-up 2 | V0 | Bouldering |
| Elkton Arete | V5 | Bouldering |
| Warm-up 1 | V0 | Bouldering |
| Hueco Warm-ups | V0 | Bouldering |
| Summer Of Scars | V3 | Bouldering |
| Vice Grip | V3 | Bouldering |
| Ash Hands | V2- | Bouldering |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Arapiles | 5.9+ | Sport |
| The Plunge | 5.10a/b | Sport |
| Undulating Dingo | 5.8- | Sport |
| Honeymoon Down Under | 5.7+ | Sport |
| Red Venus | 5.6 | Sport |
| The Never Ever Slab | 5.0 | Top rope |
| Finnacle | 5.8 | Sport |
| Just Happens | 5.9- | Sport |
| Happy Ending (formerly Top-Rope) | 5.9 | TradTop rope |
| Whale Rider | 5.7 | Sport |
| Dreamtime | 5.5 | Sport |
| Esse Curve | 5.7 | Sport |
| The Good Stuff | 5.7 | Sport |
| Mister MIA | 5.9+ | Sport |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Y Crack Left | V3+ | Bouldering |
| Blinded By Sunlight | V6 | Bouldering |
| Y Crack Right | V2 | Bouldering |
| Jerry's Dyno | V5- | Bouldering |
| Lightning Crack | V1- | Bouldering |
| La Coca | V4- | Bouldering |
| Triangles | V4 | Bouldering |
| La Coca Highball | V5- | Bouldering |
| Refrigerators Need Love Too | V2-3 | Bouldering |
| Serpent's Crack | V1 | Bouldering |
| Baby James Dihedral | V3- | Bouldering |
| Northwest Arete | V3 | Bouldering |
| Mantle Problem | V3-4 | Bouldering |
| Man Up | V5 | Bouldering |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Pearly Gates | 5.10a | Trad |
| Unknown on the Left | 5.10+ | SportTrad |
| Unknown on the Right | 5.9+ | SportTrad |
| Athenian Arete | 5.12- | Trad |
| The Ascension | 5.9- | Trad |
| The Martyr | 5.9+ | Trad |
| Lightning Bolt Cracks | 5.9 | Trad |
| Mallory's Malice | 5.7 | Trad |
| Squeezepenny Rib-Fest | 5.9+ | Trad |
| Where's Bob? | 5.10c | Trad |
Route-level beta for Colorado Springs lives on Mountain Project and OpenBeta — Colorado Crags helps you pick the spot; those sites have the route descriptions, photos and comments.
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