Colorado · Rock climbing · Ridgway

US Blues

An unbolted alpine line among the sport-heavy routes of Stolen Lands Buttress.

5.10a
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

Is US Blues open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name US Blues, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of 21 routes catalogued in the Ouray vicinity, this alpine line at Stolen Lands Buttress stands apart as an unbolted ascent in a sector dominated by sport climbing.

Photo of the crag

Ouray vicinity (rock) — the crag this route is on
Ouray vicinity (rock), Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Outfitters and businesses near Ridgway. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

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