This route is, well, 'super' as far as buildering is concerned.

Climb up the brick face that starts at #2 Friend, and climb through the initial crack with some crimps. Climb the sustained hand to big hand crack for about 60 feet...past the roof if you so choose.... The crack widens a bit for the last 2 stories, so depending on the size of your mitts, you may have to include a cupped hand or fist.

This crack is good but still needs to see some traffic for all the brick mortar to get scraped out. When I climbed this, my tape gloves had concrete dust all over 'em and concrete bits were raining out, but I did serious cleaning. It can only get better.

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Real Rock an Urban Climbing Experience

coming May 2019.

Supercrack of Denver

Big Doors

Up to the Boss's Office

Shiprock @ Denver Mtn. Parks (Red Rocks)

Stairway To Prison

Jam Back Crack

Pipe Dreams

George Wahington HS - west face of the gym

Final Destination

WARNING: it is illegal and dangerous to climb routes within the City of Denver. Any climbing is undertaken at the climber's own risk.

This may not be the Supercrack of Denver, but you should still expect to wait in line on a Saturday morning. With seven stories of splitter concrete crack, this is one of the few full pitch lines in Denver that actually 'goes' on gear!

You get into the business pretty quick when the hand crack widens to rattly fists before the halfway point. From there, it's offwidth season. Dig deep, enjoy the majestic setting, and resist the urge to step out of the crack. Try not to whip.

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Real Rock An Urban Climbing Experience

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These are the biggest doors I know of. Let me know if you know of bigger doors. Squishy door rubber lends itself to the most comfy hand jam on this side of the Rocky Mountiñas, but be aware this rubber is lead based and 3 of my fingers fell off. Oops! It was worth it. If the doors start opening, prepare to use Off-Width Technique™, no fingies needed!

This is a standard wood stair/ lower hand rail climb. The crux is the trasition to the window sill on the opposing wall. Due to the sharp cornered filing cabinets, it could be very dangerous without a spotter.

This route can also be climbed as a mixed route; however, it has not been fully climbed.

This route is illegal now, but it didn't used to be.

There were once ladders for tourists to get up the crux chimney, now the chimney is somewhere between 4th class and 5.4. After one exits the chimney, there is a stairway carved into the slabs that leads to the summit.

Shiprock - North Side.

This is a classic, vertical ladder that leads straight to you know where - PRISON aka AZKABAN. We all go to prison at least once in our life*. Why not enjoy a great crime/climb with the best colors artificial lighting can provide. You are also doing a service for the Denver Tech employees that have to slave away behind unbroken glass.

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Justice Served

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Real Rock an Urban Climbing Experience

coming May 2019.

This is a splitter crack ascending a parking garage! This thing is tall and fits a big hand jam. Luckily you can pull on the back of the brick which seems to make it easier, top out, and walk down. For a hardman link up, hit this crack, Supercrack of Denver, and the King OW.

Don't lieback or use the ledges, and this thing is contrived to 10+/11-.

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Real Rock an Urban Climbing Experience

coming May 2019

This is a classic buildering route with strong tufa holds the whole way up that are securely attached to the building. In the past, it has been possible to squeeze through the locked top hatch on the roof, but you should be prepared to downclimb for the descent. It is pretty exposed to pizza eaters and is recommended that you climb this route at night.

Traversing the west wall of the gym is a sustained, vertical pump. Before climbing gyms, this was one of the best places to train in urban Denver.

Another popular buildering site was the observatory at DU.

Now that America has armed the lunatic fringe with lots of assault rifles, I'm sure climbers and any other non-students will be unwelcome no, but if you are a student, then maybe....

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