Colorado’s Next Bouldering Hot Spot?

Those who’ve been to the South Fork boulders have been throwing around superlatives like they are going out of style: the next Colorado hot spot, better than Evans, better than RMNP!* While these claims are certainly up for debate, what IS true is that it’s an alpine bouldering wonderland with free camping and a plethora of boulders within spitting distance of the road.

Unfortunately, the main developer is one of only three boulderers that live in Western Colorado, and he’s had a hard time convincing all the sport wankers around here to make the trek up to check them out. If you want to get in on the fun, drop us a line and I can put you in touch with him. Maybe then he’ll stop talking about it 24-7 to the rest of us who only use our crashpads for sleeping on in the back of a van.

First Look at Colorado’s Newest Bouldering Find, the South Fork from Rock & Ice on Vimeo.

*I’m not a boulderer, and cannot vouch for the validity of these claims. Explore at your own risk, it could be a talus field full of decomposing choss…

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