The routes here at CU are gaining in notoriety, Alex Honnold even came through to check out the stone and hit a few 'new' routes to further push the sport in our CU community.

Balched Again

Chimney of Knowledge

Humanities Tower

Breaking and Entering

Bourgeoisie Balcony

Over Troubled Water

The Pit at Mackey

Climb the west side of Duane Physics (up to the west side of the overpass) up onto the roof.

This is the most aesthetic line on the western face of Norlin Library. On each side of the main walk in you will see that the furthest pillars are close to the wall creating splitter chimneys that go up for about 3 stories. We reached the summit thinking we had reached virgin territory, but the names of a few others had been written on the summit block. It doesn't get much better than this! After further inquiry we learned that this route had been a standard in the 1960's by students at CU such as Bob Culp Front Range climbing legend. "If you were a climber you had to do it. I didn't like to or want to, but I did it too."

Featured in the film:

Real Rock an Urban Climbing Experience

coming May 2019.

WARNING: it is illegal and dangerous to climb routes on CU campus. Any climbing is undertaken at the climber's own risk.

This tower is a committing free solo on solid brick. The stone juts out from the building a decent couple inches, allowing for consistently bomber pinches and crimps the whole way up. Top out onto one of two small ledges to shake out before the downclimb (nets on the top prevent taking the stairs down from the inside). Don't blindly throw a hand onto the white ledge near the top - electrically charged wire is present to keep birds away.

The two part crux consists of keeping your head together as throngs of Snapchat-thirsty college students pool at the base while still moving fast enough to be off before campus police arrive. An inconspicuous moonlit ascent might be in good taste.

Featured in the film

Real Rock An Urban Climbing Experience

, releasing May 2019.

WARNING: it is illegal and dangerous to climb routes on CU campus. Any climbing is undertaken at the climber's own risk.

This problem is an excellent intro to CU campus brick. It climbs ~30 feet up to a balcony wherein one can (theoretically) walk off. The bricks jut out enough to give consistent crimps and pinches to an easy topout.

Hint: be prepared to downclimb - once on the balcony, we were denied access into the building because we weren't members of the prominent "upper division language studies" class.

Walk to either side of the bridge and campus to the center support via the edge 2 feet below to top of the bridge. Rest in the center on the support, then campus to the finish on the other side.

Go when it has been dry for a while, since it is like bouldering in a crypt.

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Routes in CU General Campus