GUIDING

Note: Desert Ice Mountain Guides plans to have a permit to guide in Eldorado Canyon by Spring 2003

Private Guiding in Eldorado Canyon

Craig is occasionally available to guide routes in Eldorado Canyon near Boulder, Colorado . Below is a list of prices and sampling of the routes that we can guide in each area.

Cost per person
Ratio
1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1
Half Day (4 hours) $275 $170 $130 $110
3/4 Day (5-6 hours) $340 $200 $160 $135
Full Day (7-9 hours) $375 $220 $180 $150

On longer routes the maximum ratio may be limited to 2:1 or 3:1 to ensure safety, depending on the route and the experience of the climbing team. We also may choose to climb an easier "training" route before moving onto one of the harder routes, so you can warm up to the area, and we can develop the teamwork and skills required for a tough climb. Weekdays are best for availability and avoiding crowds.


Classic Eldorado Canyon Routes

Note: Desert Ice Mountain Guides plans to have a permit to guide in Eldorado Canyon by Spring 2003

Eldorado Canyon, just outside Boulder, Colorado, is one the world's premier sandstone climbing areas, with hundreds of great routes of all difficulty levels, up to 700 feet high. In Eldorado we can climb year-round, though March - June and September - November are usually the best months. The hundreds of classic routes here have the attributes of all great routes -- incredible position, colorful history, amazing rock, and great climbing. Routes marked with an * are closed from February to July due to peregrine falcon nesting.

5.4

The Bomb

5.5

MountaineerÍs Route

 

Swanson Arete

 

Tigger

5.6

Calypso

 

Duh Dihedral

 

Future Primitive

 

Icarus

 

Washington Irving

 

Wind Ridge

5.7

Daedulas

 

KnightÍs Move

 

Mesca-Line

 

Rewritten

 

Verschneidung

 

West Chimney

 

Wind Tunnel

5.8

Bastille Crack

 

Gambit

 

Long John Wall

 

Over and Out

 

Ruper

 

Star Wars

 

Voodoo

5.8+

Chianti 5.8+

5.9

Anthill Direct *

 

CÍest la Vie

 

Green Slab Direct

 

Green Spur

 

Hair City

 

Heavy Weather

 

Sunstar

 

Touch and Go

 

West Buttress

5.9+

Werk Supp

5.10a

The Grand Course

 

Handcracker Direct

 

Blind Faith

 

Grand Giraffe

5.10b

Over the Hill

 

The Yellow Spur

5.10c

ArtÍs Spar

 

GrandmotherÍs Challenge

5.10d

Super Slab

5.11a

Aerial Book

 

Diving Board *

 

Rincon

 

The Northwest Corner

5.11b

Vertigo

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Naked Edge *

5.11c

Pony Express

 

CÍest la Vie

5.11d

Mellow Yellow


Exotic Climbing Trips
Want to climb new waterfall ice routes in China? Listen to screaming lemurs while climbing magical granite domes in Madagascar? Climb the fairy tale limestone spires that you see in Chinese paintings? Experience culture, sun, sea, and flawless stone in the Caribbean? Craig's been there many times before, and can custom design the trip of a lifetime for you.

Madagascar

Puerto Rico

Mona Island

China Ice