Edged by the meandering Mississippi River, St. Louis is defined by its landmark Gateway Arch, but home also to cultural sights, river-based attractions and the Anheuser-Busch headquarters there's no cause for boredom nor thirst on a good city tour.
A local favorite minutes from downtown, Boulder Canyon has a veritable ton of climbing with over 1,000 established routes. The huge range of climbing available is all on grippy granite and spread throughout a 13 mile stretch through the canyon. The variety of climbs including all types of sport and classic trad routes with beautiful scenery make this canyon a must-climb.
The best way to go bout tackling Boulder Canyon definitely is to get a guidebook (listed below). Many of the faces and crags are viewable from the road and would seemingly be easy to find from the pull-offs and parking lots but there are many trails all over the place and it can be confusing even after climbing there for quite some time. One of the more accessible and well bolted areas is called The Sport Park and is located all the way up the canyon at 12.5 miles. This area is more like a climbing gym outdoors with tons of bolts (for which it has been criticized) and around 60 different routes all of which one can walk off or top rope.
The Colorado Climbing Company is the premier guide service and climbing school in Colorado. Whether you and some friends want to try climbing or if you are trying to advance your climbing by obtaining new skills our certified guides are available year round.
All of our instruction and guided climbing trips can be scheduled at your convenience. We offer quality service at great value.
The Colorado Climbing Company is the premier guide service and climbing school in Colorado. Whether you and some friends want to try climbing or if you are trying to advance your climbing by obtaining new skills our certified guides are available year round.
All of our instruction and guided climbing trips can be scheduled at your convenience. We offer quality service at great value.
We offer a compact version of Go-Missouri for mobile users, allowing you to access just the information you need on the road. Of course, you can still use the full version of Go-Missouri on your mobile device just as you can on your desktop.