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Sasha on Mighty Dog 5.12c at the Doghouse in Clear Creek Canyon

TOP 10 BEST CLIMBING ROUTES OF EACH GRADE IN CLEAR CREEK CANYON

A FUN, SUBJECTIVE LIST OF THE TOP 10 BEST ROUTES OF EACH GRADE

TOP 10 5.8 & UNDER


  • Trenchtown, 5.4, Tiers of Zion
  • Rhino Beetle, 5.4, The Safari
  • Yellow Dog Dingo, 5.6, Other Critters
  • Speeding Ticket, 5.6, East Colfax
  • Irie, 5.7, Tiers of Zion
  • Wild Bore, 5.7, East Colfax
  • Holiday Road 5.8, Canal Zone
  • Playin' Hooky, 5.8, Creekside
  • Guppy, 5.8, Creekside
  • Out of the Blue, 5.8+, Cats V Dogs Wall


TOP 10 5.9'S


  • Made in the Shade, 5.9, Canal Zone
  • Mr. Mistoffeles, 5.9, Catslab
  • Three Little Bats, 5.9, Tiers of Zion
  • Mineral Museum, 5.9, Crystal Tower
  • Three Little Birds, 5.9, Tiers of Zion
  • Lunchmoney, 5.9, Capitalist Crag
  • Snoopy, 5.9+, The Dog House
  • 5th of July, 5.9+, High Wire 
  • Everything Rhymes with Orange, 5.9, High Wire
  • Fish and Chips, 5.9+, Creekside


TOP 10 5.10'S


  • MacCavity, 5.10a, Catslab
  • Headline, 5.10a, Little Eiger
  • Panama Red, 5.10a, Canal Zone
  • Gneiss Roof, 5.10b, Mission Wall
  • Bush Administration, 5.10b, Little Eiger
  • Bush Gardens, 5.10b, Little Eiger
  • Right Down the Line, 5.10b, Punk Rock
  • Hot Stuff, 5.10c, Wall of the 90’s
  • People’s Choice, pitch 3, 5.10d, High Wire 
  • Face Full of Bush, 5.10d, Monkey House


TOP 10 5.11'S

 

  • Reefer Madness, 5.11a, Wall of the 90’s
  • Scenic Ride, 5.11a, Live Action Wall 
  • Curvaceous, 5.11b, Wall of the 90’s
  • Big Bro’s Watchin’, 5.11b, Creekside
  • Hanging Judge, 5.11b, Wall of Justice
  • Walking with a Ghost, 5.11c, Canal Zone
  • Skippin’ Stones, 5.11c, Crystal Tower
  • Officer Friendly, 5.11c, Wall of Justice
  • Eiger Direct, 5.11d, Little Eiger
  • Spinal Tap, 5.11d, The Graveyard 


TOP 10 5.12'S


  • Hellbender, 5.12s, The Graveyard
  • Wet Dream, 5.12a, Wall of the 90's
  • Dia de Los Muertos, 5.12a, The Graveyard
  • The Great Escape, 5.12b, Wall of Justice
  • Convicted Felon, 5.12b, Monkey House
  • Ken T'ank, 5.12c, The Armory
  • Ten Digit Dialing, 5.12c, Wall of the 90's
  • Mighty Dog, 5.12c, The Dog House
  • Twitch, 5.12d, Twitch Rock
  • Anarchitect, 5.12d, Anarchy Wall


TOP 10 5.13'S


  • Sonic Youth, 5.13a, New River Wall
  • Bigger Dog, 5.13a, The Dog House
  • Cool Thing, 5.13a, Cool Thing Crag
  • Double Stout, 5.13b, Wall of the 90's
  • Stuffed Wolf, 5.13b, High Profile Wall
  • The Grizz, 5.13b, Low Wire
  • Public Solitude, 5.13b, Primo Wall
  • Stone Cold Modern, 5.13b/c, Sex Cave
  • Under the Influence, 5.13d, The War Zone
  • Prowler, 5.13d, Twitch Rock


TOP 10 5.14'S


  • Primeval, 5.14a, Primo Wall
  • Double Stout Extension, 5.14a, Wall of the 90's
  • Portrait in Flesh, 5.14a, Mildage
  • Hellcat, 5.14a, Wall of the 90's
  • Kinky Reggea, 5.14a, New River Wall
  • Shine, 5.14a, Primo Wall
  • Anarkhia, 5.14b, Anarchy Wall
  • Mission Impossible, 5.14c, Wall of the 90's
  • Mourning Glory, 5.14c, Mourning Glory Wall
  • Siberian Express, 5.14c, The Armory


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