Colorado Crags › Colorado climbing areas › Independence Pass
Independence Pass climbing, Colorado — 737 climbs across 8 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: Lincoln Creek, Upper Boulderfield Area, Monitor Rock.
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. Strong family potential on the numbers — lots of easy climbing, so the deciding factor is the individual crag's approach and base.
Estimate from OpenBeta grade & style counts only — approach, base, and shade are not in OpenBeta. Not a safety rating: check the specific wall's approach, base, and current access before bringing a small child.
No climbing permit — the pass crags are in White River National Forest (Aspen-Sopris Ranger District), and the pass road (CO 82) closes for winter. Check the district page for current access.
Aspen-Sopris Ranger District — White River NF →
Always confirm on the official site — rules change.
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta La Vista | 5.10c | Trad |
| Unnecessary Buffness | 5.10a/b | SportTrad |
| The Avenger | 5.13a | Trad |
| Total Recall | 5.10a | Trad |
| Squeeze Please | 5.12a | Trad |
| Wrong Side of the Tracks | 5.13- | Trad |
| Crank Shaft | 5.12a | Trad |
| Withholding Evidence | 5.11b/c | Trad |
| I'll be Black | 5.10c | Sport |
| Predator | 5.11b | Sport |
| Sunset Crack | 5.8 | Trad |
| Softail Meets Guardrail | 5.9 | SportTrad |
| Yes-O-Yes | 5.10a | SportTrad |
| Unknown | 5.7 | Trad |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| No Begging! | 5.10c | Sport |
| Kung Pao Kitty | 5.10a | Sport |
| Buckets of Love | 5.8 | Sport |
| Cat Nip | 5.8 | Sport |
| Fang | 5.11c | Sport |
| Call the Cops | 5.12 | Sport |
| Stay in the Yard! | 5.10a | Sport |
| Shock Collar | 5.11b | Sport |
| Heebie Jeebie | 5.11c | Sport |
| Wok the Dog | 5.10c | Sport |
| Hard When Wet | 5.10 | Sport |
| Frogs in Space | 5.11d | Sport |
| Jeepers Creepers | 5.10c | Sport |
| Spayed in the Shade | 5.10c | Sport |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Change of Season | 5.10d | SportTrad |
| Pirate Mode | 5.10c | SportTrad |
| Trooper Traverse | 5.8 | Trad |
| Meltdown | 5.11b | Sport |
| Matchless | 5.12a | Sport |
| Hemp Seeds Sowed | 5.11- | Sport |
| Mother Lode | 5.10 | SportTrad |
| Otis | 5.11a | Sport |
| A New Squid In Town | 5.11- | Trad |
| Rad Lad | 5.11b/c | Sport |
| Brother Toad | 5.10d | Sport |
| The Other Road | 5.11a | SportTrad |
| Projectile Dysfunction | 5.11 | Sport |
| Squid Kid | 5.10a | Sport |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso Love | 5.11c | Sport |
| YQ | 5.12b | TradTop rope |
| Stage Fright | 5.12a | Sport |
| Twin Cracks | 5.8 | Trad |
| Under Pressure - Extension | 5.12b | Sport |
| Girly Man | 5.12a | Sport |
| Twins For The Road | 5.10b | TradTop rope |
| Headless Crankin' Chicken | 5.12b/c | Sport |
| Before There Were Nine | 5.13c | Sport |
| Tommy's 13b | 5.13b | Sport |
| Tarzan | 5.12c | Sport |
| Scene of the Crime | 5.12d | Sport |
| K - fight | 5.11a | Sport |
| Wire and Fire | 5.11a | SportTrad |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| False Start | 5.11d | Sport |
| Ball Four | 5.11b | Sport |
| I've Got Skills | 5.12a | Sport |
| Len's World | 5.12d | Sport |
| Standing Eight Count | 5.11c | Sport |
| 50 Yard Dash | 5.10a | SportTrad |
| Cookie Puss | 5.12c | Sport |
| Steroids or Bust | 5.12b | Sport |
| Horny For You | 5.11a | Sport |
| For Pete's Sake | 5.11c | Sport |
| Fox Trot | 5.8 | Sport |
| 9.925 | 5.9 | Trad |
| One Strike and You're Out | 5.12a | Sport |
| My Favorite Martin | 5.9- | Sport |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Deset | V10 | Bouldering |
| The Crucible | V13 | Bouldering |
| The Vampire Low | V8-9 | Bouldering |
| Destro | V7-8 | Bouldering |
| Wild Hair | V10-11 | Bouldering |
| Cobra Commander | V10-11 | Bouldering |
| Fin Dependence | V8 | Bouldering |
| Devet | V7-8 | Bouldering |
| The Vampire (aka Sabbath Bloody Sabbath?) | 5.13a | Trad |
| The Werewolf | 5.10 | Trad |
| The Troll | 5.10b | Trad |
| Escher's Staircase | 5.10b | Sport |
| The Dragon's Hoard (tenative name) | 5.11b | Sport |
| We Squeezes | V11 | Bouldering |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Twice Baked | 5.11c | Sport |
| One Leg's Shorter | 5.11c | Sport |
| A Broad's Side Of A Barn Door | 5.11b/c | Sport |
| Bolts and a Pin | 5.10 | Sport |
| Slippery Slope | 5.11c | Sport |
| Baba Fats | 5.11a | Sport |
| No Guts, No Glory | 5.12c | Sport |
| This Way or That | 5.10b/c | Sport |
| 5.9 Crack | 5.10b | Sport |
| Truth Decay | 5.10a | Sport |
| Grease Monkey | 5.11b | Sport |
| Easy Street | 5.8 | Trad |
| Tiger Milk | 5.10c/d | Sport |
| Dark Horse | 5.10a | Sport |
| Route | Grade | Style |
|---|---|---|
| Northway | 5.7 | Top rope |
| Wild at Heart | 5.13- | Sport |
| Problem Child | 5.12b | Sport |
| Trademark | 5.8 | SportTop rope |
| Wild In The Streets | 5.11b | Sport |
| Wild Thing | 5.13a | Sport |
| Four Finger Discount | 5.13+ | Sport |
| Red Headed Step Child | 5.13b | Sport |
| Missed the Boat | 5.13c | Sport |
| Delicatessen Ridge | 5.8 | TradTop rope |
| Funky Chicken | V1 | Bouldering |
| Moss Master | V0 | Bouldering |
| Moon Tide | V1 | Bouldering |
| V1 | V1 | Bouldering |
Route-level beta for Independence Pass 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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