{"id":556,"date":"2008-12-16T16:11:19","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T22:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allclimbing.com\/?p=556"},"modified":"2019-04-19T16:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T22:24:28","slug":"bouldering-in-morrison-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allclimbing.com\/bouldering-in-morrison-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Bouldering in Morrison, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few weeks ago, I had a chance to check out the bouldering at Morrison<\/a> in Colorado. It was an unusually gray and cloudy day, so I didn’t get many pictures, but I did want to write up my mini summary of the area.<\/p>\n

First off, Morrison is the kind of bouldering area where you will definitely need beta from the locals. I had a really hard time deciphering problems using the guidebooks (Colorado Bouldering<\/a> and Bouldering Colorado<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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Photo: Ryan Wanger warming up on the Tree Slab<\/small><\/div>\n

As a frequently climbed area outside of Denver, the problems at Morrison appeared to be beta intensive as there were many variations and eliminates.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting problems I tried wasn’t even in the guidebooks. A local boulderer gave me beta on a problem they call the “Grand Traverse”. Basically you start as far right of the cliff line as possible (just below the Black Hole<\/a>) and traverse left as far as possible. Not sure what grade this comes in at because of the many variations you could use to complete the traverse, but it’s a great workout nonetheless.<\/p>\n

The problems in The Black Hole appeared to be the best quality with the most interesting moves. There were a few problems that I didn’t get to try that I look forward to working on next time I visit.<\/p>\n

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Photo: South side of Morrison<\/small><\/div>\n

Additionally, there are intriguing boulders<\/a> on the south side of the road that yield some good problems according to the guides.<\/p>\n

Overall, I wasn’t too thrilled with the place. In addition to the beta issues, problems were on the polished side. Obviously, this is understandable due to the high traffic the place receives. I was there on a cold early afternoon day, mid-week and there were a bunch of climbers there. I can’t imagine what Morrison is like after work during the summer. I also prefer actual boulders with normal top outs and you don’t really have this at Morrison as it’s more of a short cliff line.<\/p>\n

If anyone is familiar with Morrison bouldering and thinks I’ve misjudged the area, please let me know what I missed!<\/p>\n