Climbing together when you climb different grades
One of you is happy on 5.7; the other wants to try 5.12. Most days out get planned around whoever is stronger, or don't happen. These are the walls where you both get a real day — at least 3 routes at each end, in one place.
149 crags where both of you get at least 3 routes. Ranked so a wall that suits you both beats one with two hundred easy routes and three hard ones.
| Crag | ≤ 5.9 | ≥ 5.12a | Rock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatirons South Boulder |
167 | 73 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Redgarden Wall Boulder |
106 | 54 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Castlewood Canyon SP Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and Buildering |
110 | 42 | conglomerate (Castle Rock Conglomerate) |
| Staunton Rocks South Platte |
66 | 31 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Cactus Cliff Canon City |
29 | 32 | limestone |
| Main Canyon: Unaweep Granite Grand Junction Area |
145 | 27 | granite and gneiss |
| Thunder Ridge South Platte |
28 | 27 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Bank Canon City |
100 | 26 | limestone |
| The West Ridge Boulder |
99 | 26 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Flatirons North Boulder |
245 | 25 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| South Fork of St. Vrain Canyon Lyons |
195 | 25 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| The Gallery Canon City |
49 | 25 | limestone |
| Flatirons Central Boulder |
106 | 23 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| The Narrows Fort Collins |
23 | 71 | granite and gneiss |
| The Crags Estes Park Valley |
37 | 23 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| North Fork of the St. Vrain River Lyons |
28 | 22 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| The Sport Park Boulder |
20 | 26 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Long's Peak Alpine Rock |
37 | 19 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| Blob Rock Area Boulder |
19 | 22 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Ophir Wall Telluride/Norwood area |
19 | 18 | mafic hypabyssal (Middle Tertiary intrusive rocks, with felsic hypabyssal) |
| The Palace Fort Collins |
21 | 17 | granite and gneiss |
| Puoux Glenwood Springs |
16 | 23 | Leadville Limestone, Williams Canyon Limestone , Manitou Limestone, and Sawatch Quartzite |
| The East Quarry Golden |
15 | 17 | basalt |
| North Rim Routes Gunnison |
14 | 24 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
| The Monastery Estes Park Valley |
44 | 13 | gneiss and schist |
| Lower Dream Canyon Boulder |
12 | 24 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Animal World Boulder |
12 | 20 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Castle Rock Boulder |
12 | 18 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Lost Angel Boulder |
15 | 12 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| High Wire Crag Golden |
12 | 13 | gneiss and schist |
| Mary's Bust Area Estes Park Valley |
17 | 10 | gneiss and schist |
| Radio Head South Platte |
13 | 10 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Hawk-Eagle Ridge Boulder |
40 | 9 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Devil's Gate Sector South Platte |
23 | 9 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Penitente - Entrance Area San Luis Valley |
9 | 22 | Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence |
| The Book Estes Park Valley |
21 | 9 | granite, Silver Plume-type (granite of Longs Peak) |
| Buffalo Creek Bouldering South Platte |
12 | 9 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Haus Rock Keystone a.k.a. Montezuma |
9 | 9 | Till of Pinedale age |
| Palisade Mountain Estes Park Valley |
30 | 8 | gneiss and schist |
| Avalon Boulder |
23 | 8 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Rock Garden San Luis Valley |
8 | 23 | Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence |
| Main Elk Crag Glenwood Springs |
8 | 22 | limestone (Leadville Limestone) |
| Sand Gulch Canon City |
8 | 19 | limestone |
| Heaven's Gate South Platte |
8 | 18 | granite |
| Bitty Buttress Boulder |
8 | 12 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Creek Side Golden |
12 | 8 | gneiss and schist |
| West of Rustic Fort Collins |
7 | 51 | granite and gneiss |
| Penitente - Inner Canyon San Luis Valley |
7 | 24 | Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence |
| Peanuts Walls Boulder |
22 | 7 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Prospect Mountain Estes Park Valley |
14 | 7 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| Main Wall San Luis Valley |
7 | 10 | Ash-flow tuff of main volcanic sequence |
| Mickey Mouse Wall Boulder |
8 | 7 | Precambrian crystalline (quartzite, near Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Bird Rock South Platte |
8 | 7 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Sunshine Wall South Platte |
7 | 7 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Gym Canon City |
6 | 33 | limestone |
| Bell Buttress Massif Boulder |
6 | 20 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Turkey Tail South Platte |
19 | 6 | Rocks of Pikes Peak Batholith (1000-m.y. age group) |
| The Whale's Tail Boulder |
17 | 6 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Twin Owls Estes Park Valley |
17 | 6 | granite, Silver Plume-type (granite of Longs Peak) |
| Lincoln Lake Slabs Alpine Rock |
14 | 6 | granodiorite (Mount Evans batholith) |
| Nip and Tuck Boulder |
14 | 6 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Rincon Boulder |
6 | 12 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Crystal Wall Fort Collins |
11 | 6 | granite and gneiss |
| Morrison Routes Morrison/Evergreen/Littleton |
11 | 6 | Morrison Formation and Ralston Creek Formation, undivided |
| Arthur's Rock Fort Collins |
10 | 6 | Porphyroblastic Biotite Schist |
| Pup Tent of Solitude Glenwood Springs |
9 | 6 | limestone (Leadville Limestone) |
| North Quarry / Pinnacle Area Golden |
8 | 6 | basalt |
| The Crag Ranch South Platte |
6 | 8 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| I. Watch Crystal Durango |
7 | 6 | sandstone (Morrison, Wanakah, and Entrada Fms, with mudstone, claystone) |
| Oceanic Wall Boulder |
6 | 6 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| The Wind Tower Boulder |
32 | 5 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Whiskey Rocks South Platte |
25 | 5 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Dark Side Canon City |
5 | 17 | limestone |
| The Bastille Boulder |
12 | 5 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| G. Apple Cider Durango |
5 | 10 | sandstone (Morrison, Wanakah, and Entrada Fms, with mudstone, claystone) |
| The Quarry Wall Golden |
5 | 10 | basalt |
| J. Jabba Buttress Durango |
5 | 9 | sandstone (Morrison, Wanakah, and Entrada Fms, with mudstone, claystone) |
| Chicken Head Ranch South Platte |
9 | 5 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Bear Lake Trailheads CO Ice & Mixed |
7 | 5 | Biotite schist |
| Wipeyur Buttress South Platte |
5 | 7 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Bowling Alley Boulder |
5 | 6 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Spiney Ridge Canon City |
6 | 5 | limestone |
| Nine Mile Hill Grand Junction Area |
31 | 4 | granite and gneiss |
| The Dark Side Telluride/Norwood area |
4 | 19 | mafic hypabyssal (Middle Tertiary intrusive rocks, with felsic hypabyssal) |
| Lower Grotto Wall Independence Pass |
4 | 18 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
| North Gateway Rock Colorado Springs |
17 | 4 | sandstone (Lyons Formation fins; Fountain Formation also exposed) |
| First Buttress Gunnison |
15 | 4 | granite (Granite of Taylor River, Middle Proterozoic) |
| The Bookmark Estes Park Valley |
13 | 4 | granite, Silver Plume-type (granite of Longs Peak) |
| Coney Island Boulder |
4 | 12 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Sheep's Nose South Platte |
12 | 4 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| River Wall Golden |
4 | 9 | gneiss and schist |
| Cadillac Crag Boulder |
8 | 4 | sandstone (Fountain Formation) |
| Waterfall Canyon Pagosa Springs |
8 | 4 | shale (Kirtland Shale and Fruitland Fm, with sandstone, coal) |
| Ice Cave Walls Rifle |
8 | 4 | limestone (Leadville Limestone) |
| The Sno-Cone Cave Rifle |
4 | 8 | limestone (Leadville Limestone) |
| Winter Warmer Area Golden |
7 | 4 | basalt |
| Goat Rock Empire |
4 | 6 | Talus deposits |
| Garden of Eden Wall (Pool Area) Durango |
5 | 4 | unconsolidated drift (Glacial drift) |
| The Headstone South Platte |
4 | 5 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Telluride Edge Telluride/Norwood area |
4 | 5 | arkose (Cutler Fm, with siltstone, conglomerate) |
| Abyss Lake Basin Alpine Rock |
4 | 4 | granodiorite (Mount Evans batholith) |
| Sleeping Beauty Boulder |
4 | 4 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Tiara Rado Grand Junction Area |
4 | 4 | sandstone (Wingate Sandstone) |
| Greyrock Fort Collins |
43 | 3 | granite and gneiss |
| Land's End Area Grand Junction Area |
37 | 3 | Basalt |
| Jurassic Park - Lily Lake Estes Park Valley |
34 | 3 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| Ruckman Cave Rifle |
3 | 29 | limestone (Leadville Limestone) |
| Glacier Gorge Alpine Rock |
21 | 3 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| Other Critters Golden |
18 | 3 | gneiss and schist |
| Mine Hole Crag Boulder |
16 | 3 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Power House Durango |
3 | 16 | arkose (Rico and Hermosa Fms, with conglomerate, shale) |
| Piedra River - Lower West Pagosa Springs |
15 | 3 | Dakota Sandstone and Burro Canyon Fm |
| Kindergarten Rock Colorado Springs |
13 | 3 | sandstone (Lyons Formation fins; Fountain Formation also exposed) |
| The Highlands aka Highlander Golden |
3 | 13 | gneiss and schist |
| Sheeprock South Platte |
12 | 3 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Vault Canon City |
3 | 11 | limestone |
| Fern Canyon Rocks Alpine Rock |
3 | 10 | granite (Silver Plume Granite) |
| Eagle Rock Boulder |
3 | 10 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Mill Creek Crag Dumont vicinity |
9 | 3 | Quartz-feldspar gneiss |
| The Fiscal Cliff Golden |
3 | 9 | gneiss and schist |
| The Alcove Ouray vicinity (rock) |
9 | 3 | arkose (Hermosa Fm, with conglomerate, shale) |
| The Punchbowl Eagle/Vail/Minturn/Red Cliff |
3 | 8 | Leadville Limestone, Williams Canyon Limestone , Manitou Limestone, and Sawatch Quartzite |
| Black Widow Slab Boulder |
3 | 7 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Redstein Carbondale Area |
7 | 3 | arkose (Maroon Fm, with siltstone, conglomerate) |
| The Prow Eagle/Vail/Minturn/Red Cliff |
6 | 3 | Leadville Limestone, Williams Canyon Limestone , Manitou Limestone, and Sawatch Quartzite |
| Left Wire Golden |
3 | 6 | gneiss and schist |
| Live Action Wall Golden |
6 | 3 | gneiss and schist |
| The Sports Wall Golden |
6 | 3 | gneiss and schist |
| Dude's Throne Golden |
3 | 6 | Boulder Creek granodiorite |
| Olympic Wall Independence Pass |
3 | 6 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
| Wild Rock Independence Pass |
3 | 6 | Biotitic gneiss, schist, and migmatite |
| Old Mill Area South Platte |
6 | 3 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| The Solar Dome (aka Lighthouse) Boulder |
3 | 5 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Little Dude Golden |
3 | 5 | Boulder Creek granodiorite |
| The Overlook Boulder |
3 | 4 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Bob's Rock Buena Vista |
4 | 3 | Fan deposits |
| Salt Block Rock Estes Park Valley |
3 | 4 | gneiss and schist |
| The Stumbling Block Golden |
3 | 4 | gneiss and schist |
| Second Buttress Gunnison |
4 | 3 | granite (Granite of Taylor River, Middle Proterozoic) |
| Tiger Cliff Leadville |
3 | 4 | St. Kevin Granite |
| Cynical Pinnacle South Platte |
3 | 4 | granite (Pikes Peak Granite) |
| Springer Gulch Wall South Platte |
4 | 3 | granite |
| Stepping Stones Boulder |
3 | 3 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Witches' Tower Boulder |
3 | 3 | granodiorite (Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| Ridge 2 Boulder |
3 | 3 | Precambrian crystalline (quartzite, near Boulder Creek Granodiorite) |
| D. Bedrock Durango |
3 | 3 | sandstone (Morrison, Wanakah, and Entrada Fms, with mudstone, claystone) |
| Classy Cliff Independence Pass |
3 | 3 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
| Nude Buttress Independence Pass |
3 | 3 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
| Lincoln Creek Cliff Independence Pass |
3 | 3 | Granitic rocks of 1400-m.y. age group |
What this can't tell you
- A crag record can be a whole hillside. Both grades being "at this crag" doesn't mean they're within sight of each other — at somewhere like Flatirons South the easy routes can be a long walk from the hard ones. Check the crag's page and its map before you commit.
- Only roped routes are counted, and only ones carrying a grade. Boulder problems are a different scale and aren't mixed in.
- A grade is how hard the moves are, and nothing else. It doesn't say the gear is good or the anchor is easy to reach. What the ratings mean.