This route has great slab climbing followed by fun jugs out a roof.  This may be the best moderate route at Crosier.

Start in a left-facing dihedral at the west end of the upper cliff behind

Squat Tower

.

P1 5.8. Climb the dihedral, and do the crux lieback moves onto the slab to the right. Continue diagonalling up and right past a bolt then climb a left arching hand crack in a flake. Slide past a tree then head straight up on plates and slabs to a big ledge with a huge, dead tree stump. The chain anchors are 35m from the ground.

P2 5.6. Climb straight up the slab above towards the roof. Turn the roof via jugs on the right side.

Descent: after enjoying the summit, head back and climber's right. Next scramble down the climber's right side of the large gash. Finally head climber's left, passing behind Totem Tower, back to the base of the route.

Summit Fever

Not on a Weak Day

Shelter From the Storm

Table 4 2

Crack of Thunder

Simple Pleasures

What U See is What U Get

Creep or Crawl

Synchronicity

The Maw

The Schnoz

Singularity

Wet Exit

The Outer Edge

Damp Dayz

Blue Plate Special

This may be the most unique route at Crosier. It looks like an overhanging offwidth and squeeze chimney - the

Harding Slot

of Crosier, BUT slabbing, slopers, liebacking, stemming, and crimps. No offwidth or chimneying is required. It looks intimidating but climbs very nicely!

P1. 5.10c/d. Belay at a bolt at the base. Head up the slab to a thin crack out a roof. Take slopers up into the overhanging maw (height-dependent crux).  Once established inside, make a blind clip out right. Head right out of the chimney under the chockstones, and climb flakes to the anchors. Wild!

Classic!  Not on a Weak Day is a challenging route that is in your face with a little bit of everything. Classic hand and fist stacks are followed by a powerful and tenuous lieback then an overhanging face at the top. It has one of the best sections of offwidth on the Front Range. Prior to the FA we checked out Randy Leavitt on YouTube to get pointers on hand and fist stacking.

P1) 5.11. Climb the obvious overhanging offwidth to a stance, power up the lieback passing two bolts to another stance, then angle right and up passing two more bolts to the anchors. Save the number four for the top.

Shelter From the Storm has fun face climbing with an early crux then cruises to the anchors shared with surrounding routes.

P1. 5.10c. Continuous climbing past the first three bolts leads to easier terrain above.

This can also be approached by climbing Squat Tower and scrambling off the back.

It's also possible to continue up right to the upper half of

The Outer Edge

and rap from those anchors.

This has a crux start followed by fun face to anchors shared with the next three routes to the right. Sort your gear on the table at the base.

P1. 5.10d. The height dependent crux is getting established in the dihedral at the start, then you get fun face climbing protected by cracks. At the top, head right to anchors shared with the three routes to the right. Alternatively you can head left at the top to anchors on

Blue Plate Special

and either rap 115 feet or continue to the top on the second pitch of Summit Fever.

This can also be approached by climbing Squat Tower and scrambling off the back.

It's also possible to continue up right to the upper half of

The Outer Edge

, and rap from those anchors.

A tricky height dependent start leads to a cruiser top.

P1. 5.9+. Climb up to the small overhang, stem and jam around it, then go up easy plates in the right-facing dihedral above. Angle left at the top to anchors shared with the three routes to the left.

Be sure to rap and pull your rope to the LEFT of the tunnel to prevent a stuck rope.

It's also possible to continue up right to the upper half of

The Outer Edge

, and rap from those anchors.

This has fun, easy, bolt protected face climbing.

P1. 5.6. Follow the bolt line right of the chimney to chain anchors.

P1. 5.6. Follow an easy crack right of the slab to anchors shared with

Simple Pleasures

.

This ascends the wide chimney that climbs better than it looks.

P1. 5.8. Face climb to a small tree right of the chimney, sling it, then head up and left into the chimney. Continue up the chimney to a hand rail out right, then go up plates to the anchors shared with

Simple Pleasures

.

Synchronicity is a short but stellar route! It has a thoughtful, technical face followed by two powerful traverses. Somewhat reminiscent of

Wendego

in Eldo.

P1 5.11d/12a. Climb the dihedral then make a powerful traverse left. Continue up then right and up to the anchors.

The Schnoz has fun climbing up to a boulder problem crux out the obvious nose feature. This is a good photo op with potential airtime.

P1. 5.11a. Start in the alcove just right of the toe of the buttress. Head up a right-facing dihedral, climb a small overhang, and then continue up the face to the base of the nose. Boulder out the nose to the chain anchors.

A 60m rope will probably get you to the ground but definitely to a ledge where you can scramble off to climber's left.

Singularity is a sequential route with a little bit of everything. It has great movement. Be sure to tape the right hand for the start.

P1. 5.11d. scramble up to a pedestal, and clip a bolt out left. Jam and undercling left along a flake, then pull up into a dihedral. Work your way up to the jug up and right, mantle, then move left to the arete and up to the anchors.

Do a crux start, then you get easy climbing to anchors shared with

Blue Plate Special

and

Summit Fever

.

P1. 5.7. Turn the overhang at the start, then follow the crack/ramp up and left to a tree. Continue up to the next tree, and angle right up a slab past a bolt to a large ledge and chain anchors.

Either continue up

Summit Fever

or rap with a 70m rope.

Climbs nice dihedrals with an exciting and airy finish on the arete above

Not on a Weak Day

.

P1. 5.10d/11a. Boulder up and left from the base of the

Not on a Weak Day

offwidth past a bolt. Tenuously lieback past two more bolts then up a dihedral. Ascend another dihedral to a stance below the upper overhangs. Clip a bolt, step up on to the face, then move right to the arete. With hands on the arete and feet on the overhanging right face, climb the spectacular arete past two more bolts to bolted anchors (left of the

Not on a Weak Day

anchors).

This ascends a fun handcrack followed by easy face.

P1. 5.9-. Chimney up to the base of the dihedral, climb the hand crack, then head up on nice face to anchors shared with surrounding routes.

Be sure to rap and pull ropes to the LEFT of the tunnel to prevent a stuck rope.

It's also possible to continue up right to the upper half of

The Outer Edge

, and rap from those anchors.

This is a fun, long pitch that looks harder than it is.

P1. 5.8+: Follow bolts straight up, then angle right on flakes to a slab with a bolt, and head up to a large ledge with chain anchors shared with

Summit Fever

.

You can continue up the second pitch of

Summit Fever

to the top of the wall.

A 70m rope is mandatory to rappel.

This can also be approached by climbing the first pitch or all the way to the top of Squat Tower and scrambling off the back.

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