Deep Cut Guide

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20,722 routes and 9,367 boulder problems at 2,256 Colorado crags. Every route says how sure we are of where it starts.

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Colorado rock, from the archives

[Rock of Ages, Garden of the Gods]
Garden of the Gods · [Rock of Ages, Garden of the Gods] · C. Duhem & Bro. · 1869
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Air Force Academy · [Aerial view of the United States Air Force Academy, El Paso County, Colorado] · Trikosko, Marion S. · 1958
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Ute Pass · Manitou and vicinity - Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass · Thurlow, J. (James Thomas), 1831-1878 · 1874
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
San Luis Valley · Entrance to Sah Watch valley. San Luis valley and the Sierra Blanca in the distance · P.S. Duval & Co. · 1854
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Mount Herman · [Bed of one-year-old yellow pine trees, Mount Herman Nursery, Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado] · 1909
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Pike's Peak · Manitou, Pike's Peak in distance · Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 · 1881
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Black Canyon of the Gunnison · A rift in the rocks, Black Canyon, Colo., U.S.A. on line D&R, G.R.R. · 1898
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Leadville · Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo. · Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 · 1896
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
City of Boulder · Viewing the little city of Boulder, Colorado, from the heights · 1906
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Boulder · Boulder, Colorado · Detroit Photographic Co. · 1900
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive

Photographs of these places held by the Library of Congress, the oldest from 1854. Every one carries the Library's own “no known restrictions on publication”. The whole deep-cuts layer →

44 routes

  • 2 Car Killer Crack 5.7
    ★ 2.1 · 9 Trad Car Killer Buttress · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Shovel Head 5.9
    ★ 2.8 · 6 Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 13 Bolt (Ride Hard, Die Free) 5.10-
    ★ 3.2 · 6 Sport 13 Bolt Wall · Spring Creek · 8,724 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Crazy Horse 5.10c
    ★ 3.7 · 6 Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Family Outing 5.8
    ★ 2.6 · 5 Trad Car Killer Buttress · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Eagle's Traverse 5.9
    ★ 3.2 · 5 Trad British Invasion Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Knife Blade Arete 5.9
    ★ 1.0 · 2 Trad R Expedition Buttress · Spring Creek · 9,657 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Dave's Crack 5.11a
    ★ 3.0 · 2 Trad British Invasion Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 4 The Chopper 5.11a
    ★ 3.0 · 2 Sport Car Killer Buttress · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Irked Arete 5.11a
    ★ 2.5 · 2 Sport Car Killer Buttress · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 Turbo Diesel 5.12a
    ★ 3.5 · 2 Sport Car Killer Buttress · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 16 Bolt 5.12c
    ★ 3.0 · 2 Sport 13 Bolt Wall · Spring Creek · 8,724 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 High Roller 5.12c
    ★ 4.0 · 2 Sport Tower of Babel · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Mountaineer Route 5.9-
    ★ 2.0 · 1 Trad PG Expedition Buttress · Spring Creek · 9,657 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Four Hits in a Row 5.10b
    ★ 2.0 · 1 Trad Expedition Buttress · Spring Creek · 9,657 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Tumbling Dice 5.10b
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Tower of Babel · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Iron Horse 5.10c
    ★ 2.0 · 1 Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 4 Whiskey 5.11b
    ★ 2.0 · 1 Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Speaking in Tongues 5.11c
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Tower of Babel · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Goliath 5.12a
    ★ 4.0 · 1 Trad British Invasion Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 4 Natural Wonder 5.12a
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Tower of Babel · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 11 Softtail 5.9-
    Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 6 Liquor Up Front 5.9
    Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 Poker in the Rear 5.9
    Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 12 Gerald's Tail (unknown) 5.9
    Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 13 Johnny Cash 5.9+
    Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 7 Crotch Rocket 5.10a
    Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 8 Rice Rocket 5.10a/b
    Trad Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 10 Pan Head 5.11+
    Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 9 New Climb 5.11d
    Sport Roadside Crag · Spring Creek · 8,826 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • Mountaineer's Route 5.8
    ★ 2.8 · 18 Trad Spring Creek Tower · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • 1 Just say Joe 5.11+
    ★ 4.0 · 2 Trad Just say Joe Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Loose Canon 5.11d
    ★ 4.0 · 2 Sport Pirate Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • British Invasion 5.12a
    ★ 3.5 · 2 Trad British Invasion Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Habit to Beat 5.12b
    ★ 3.5 · 2 Sport The Hot LZ · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Highway Robbers 5.8
    ★ 1.0 · 1 Trad Expedited Buttress · Spring Creek · 9,315 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only
  • Core Shot Crack 5.9
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Terminal Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • HAM 5.11
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Porkchop Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Crowbar Carnage 5.11
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Terminal Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Crepe Crack 5.11
    ★ 3.0 · 1 Trad Terminal Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Rimshimer 5.12b
    ★ 4.0 · 1 Sport The Hot LZ · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • The Hot LZ 5.12c
    ★ 4.0 · 1 Sport The Hot LZ · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • El Nino 5.13b
    ★ 4.0 · 1 SportTrad R Spring Creek Tower · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only
  • Dirty Bird 5.10+
    Trad Pirate Wall · Spring Creek · 8,608 ft · granite Crag only