Offering some of the best and most versatile climbing in the country, road trippers would do well to include Colorado on their tick list.



With the multi-pitch, upper-grade trad lines in Eldorado Canyon, variable multi-pitch ascents in the Flatirons, alpine climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks Wilderness, short sport pitches of Rifle, granite bouldering in Skyland, short work-out sport routes at Golden Cliffs and Garden of the Gods, and driving access to the off-widths of Vedauwoo, any climber can keep him/herself in superb climbing shape in the mountain state.



Year-round possibilities for sport, trad, or alpine ascents are not out of the question and a close look at weather patterns yield superb climbing booty. Colorado sports 53 official peaks at 14,000 feet or more, and well over 300 13ers to peak your interest. First ascents are still waiting in the pristine backcountry that makes this state so wild.



Spend a week here, and youll feel as if youve spent a lifetime.