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 →

22 routes

  • 3 Inside Job 5.10a
    ★ 3.0 · 4 TradAlpine The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 7 Surfing in a Snowstorm 5.6
    ★ 3.0 · 3 SportAlpine The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 2 Bottom Feeder 5.10b
    ★ 2.3 · 3 TradAlpine The Coral · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 4 Option 4 5.6
    ★ 1.5 · 2 SportAlpine R Rip Rap · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 4 Cleaning the Coral 5.7
    ★ 2.5 · 2 TradAlpine The Coral · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 3 Acidification 5.10a
    ★ 2.5 · 2 TradAlpine The Coral · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 1 Shark Bite 5.7
    ★ 2.0 · 1 TradAlpine PG The Coral · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 2 Option 2 5.8-
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine Rip Rap · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 3 Option 3 5.8
    ★ 2.0 · 1 TradAlpine Rip Rap · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 1 Option 1 5.8+
    ★ 2.0 · 1 TradAlpine Rip Rap · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 5 Original Line 5.9
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine PG The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 6 Oil Slick 5.9+
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 2 Sailing Home 5.10b
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine Outer Banks · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 1 Riptide 5.10b
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine Outer Banks · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 2 Held Under 5.10b
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 1 Gettin' Barreled 5.10+
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 4 Blue Horizon 5.8
    SportAlpine PG The Wave · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Position on wall known
  • 1 El Diablo de Oro 5.8
    ★ 2.6 · 8 Trad Wild Ridge · Wild Ridge Area · 10,653 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only
  • 1 Guide Route 5.8
    ★ 3.0 · 1 TradAlpine Guide Route · Wild Ridge Area · 10,674 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only
  • Brown Tide 5.8+
    SportAlpine Headlands · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only
  • Marine Layer 5.9+
    SportAlpine Headlands · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only
  • Beacon in the Night 5.9+
    TradAlpine Wild Tower · Wild Ridge Area · 10,704 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Crag only