The Best Indoor and Outdoor Place to Go Rock Climbing in and Around Fort Collins.

Koala Penguin
3 min readSep 10, 2018

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In Colorado Rock Climbing is so accessible in the region, in and around Colorado rock climbing is one of those sports most residents have tried at least once whether inside or even out. There are multiple gyms, local resource makes it easy for Fort Collins resident to make it a hobby.

If you are new to and just want to start with basic and learn more about the local climbing gyms and outdoor destination, keep reading!

Outdoor

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Horsetooth Reservoir Fort Collins

Horsetooth Reservoir is the most famous place with different routes for everyone from beginner to even expert is Rotary Park. It overlooks the beautiful water from the east of the reservoir. There are 15 different routes you can climb, there even one called Bolt Wall that has a challenging overhang. Some other spots located in Horsetooth include Torture Chamber and Duncan’s Rider which are also a few top options.

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Lory State Park Fort Collins

One place that is well-known place for rock climbing in NoCo, Arthur’s Rock is just located minutes from downtown Fort Collins. It made from granite conglomerate of different rock types, it offers users 100 problems and more for rock climbing of all skill levels. It was developed in 2000, but the NCCC worked with the Lory State Park and helped fixed anchors which replaced old fixed anchors and established new routes.

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Gyms , Indoor

Ascent Studio Climbing & Fitness Fort Collins

The Ascent gym is a step up climbing gym located in Fort Collins. This gym focus on creating a different indoor climbing experience, also building a friendly rock climbing community. Inside you can find 13-foot to 15-foot tall sections for rock climbing. There are some that are 34-foot to 49-foot tall and even speed climbing. It also offers yoga to get that heart pumping in a fitness class.

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Miramont Climbing Gym Fort Collins

The Miramont Climbing Gym is located inside the Miramont North Gym. Their team is very enthusiastic about climbing and passion to help you train on the wall to reach your goal. They also have specially designed courses for kids and even group reservations.

Located 1800 Heath Pkwy

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Fort Collins Club Fort Collins

The Fort Collins Club climbing wall have 35 feet of different terrain as well as routes that are color-coded. If it's your first time you go through a brief orientation while being supervised on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, then you get a certification card to use when you want to come to climb durn open climbing hours.

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