Rock Climbing In Pagosa Springs

There are opportunities for rock climbing in Pagosa Springs. Whether you like ice, sport or trad, Pagosa is a fun place to explore with very few climbers and little written or oral history of local exploits. Prepare for an interesting climbing adventure, A few more popular options include the Piedra River Canyon, V-Rock and Penitente Canyon which is about 1.5 hours from town.

Mountain Project’s determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area. Learn more at https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106221644/pagosa-springs

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Mountain Project’s determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes are listed below:

Route Name	Location	Difficulty
Moman	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	V4 Boulder
Huggy Bear	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	V5+ Boulder
Silver	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.7 PG13 Sport
Ruled By Force	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.8 Sport
Full Body Brace	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.8 Trad
Practice Wall	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.8 Sport, TR
Black Beauty	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.8+ Sport
Emotionally Involved	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.9 Sport
Nescafe	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.9 Sport
Taster’s Choice	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.9+ Sport
Different Strokes	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.9+ Sport
Lightning Crashes	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.9+ Sport
Black	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10a Sport
First Wall	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10a Sport
F***in’ Greenies	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10b Sport
Mild Hops	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10 Sport
Van Gogh’s	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10+ Sport
Hopstacle Course	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.10+ Sport
Unknown 10+	V-Mtn aka V Rock	5.10+ Trad 2 pitches
Black Magic Spell	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.11b Trad, Sport
Smokin’ Stems	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.11 Trad
Golden Seam	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.11c R Sport
Refuse To Suffer	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.11+ Sport
Southern Cross	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.11d Sport
Wild Hops	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…	5.12a Sport
Raising Awareness	Piedra River > Piedra River – Lower…