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West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long John

West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long John has 58 routes in Colorado.

West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long JohnPhoto: Jimmy Thomas from Grand Junction, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
58 routes
5.7 – 5.12d
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long John

Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    45° / 23°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 22°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 35°

    8 wet

  5. May

    69° / 45°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 55°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 61°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 59°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 51°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 39°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 23°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ralston Rsvr, CO, 7.6 mi away at 5,900 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

West Ridge - part C - Pony Express to Long John is a climbing area in Colorado with 58 routes. It offers climbing in mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Routes (58)

HeatwaveFA: Tony Bubb, Joseffa Meir,1/3/165.10Prison SexFA: Tony Bubb, Joseffa Meir, 12/4/045.10QuicksandFA: D. Hare & S. Woodruff, 19785.10Crazy StairsFA: Kent McClannan, Mike Alkaitis, 20075.10+Erickson's FinishFA: Jim and Paul Erickson, 19695.10aHandcracker DirectFA: Rossiter, Garber, Hare, Woodruff, Erickson, Wunsch, et al.5.10aIgnore MeFA: Tony Bubb, Mark Spieker, 10/19965.10bChick on the SideFA: Jim Erickson and Steve Wunsch, '765.10b/cMail Ridge Tower Link-Up5.10cSooberbFA: Ament & Dalke, 19655.10cvariation to Mail RidgeFA: Woodruff and Brad Gilbert, 19745.10cCurving DihedralFA: Bill Feiges, Kurt Lugbill, Pete Athans, John Bremer, 19795.10c/dGoing PostalFA: Marc Gay & Steve Annecone5.10c/dMuscle and HateFA: Tony Bubb and Bob Shire5.10dIron HorseFA: Dan Hare, Jim and Dan Michael5.11Barrel of MonkeysFA: Mark and Scott Tarrant, 19945.11+Zeros and OnesFA: Steve Levin & Chris Weidner, March 20085.11+Court JesterFA: A. Sharp & J Bremer, 19805.11aPractice WallFA: Cast of Thousands5.11aHanging ChadFA: First 1/2 :Chad Greedy & Steve Levin, 2000. Second 1/2 same folks, March 20075.11bThe Side WallFA: Erickson, Wunsch, Bragg, 19745.11bPony ExpressFA: Ferguson, Wunsch, Bragg, 19745.11cQuiet DesperationFA: Alec Sharp5.11cUnbroken ChainFA: Nathan Charlton and Steve Morris, 19845.11cFalse ProphetFA: Alec Sharp and David Moore? 19805.11dPony Express, Briggs' VariationFA: Roger Briggs5.11dConversionsFA: Matt Samet, Steve Levin5.12The Human FactorFA: Alec Sharp & Dan Hare, 19805.12aWarp Drive OverloadFA: Mark Rolofson & Dan McQuade, 19875.12a/bHyperspace RoundupFA: Mike Brooks, 1982. FFA: Charlie Fowler and J. Huggins, 19865.12b/cPractice Climb 101FA: Larry and Roger Dalke, 1966, FFA: P1, Bearshears, Erickson, Wunsch, 1976, FFA: P2, John Allen, 1981.5.12cReckoningFA: Mark Tarrant, Richard Wright, 19875.12dDandi-LineFA: Brooks & Harrison - 19815.7Wind TunnelFA: Jim Erickson and Dave Meyers, 19695.7Mesca-LineFA: Erickson, Hofman, 1969.5.7+Bridget the MidgetFA: Harrison, Brooks, Stuberg, '815.8Dead Letter DepartmentFA: Duncan Ferguson, solo, 19715.8Sooberb LiteFA: Ament & Dalke, 19655.8SundialFA: M. Brooks, L. Smith, 19815.8Sword Of DamoclesFA: Tony Bubb, Joseffa Meir, 12/6/155.8Junk MailFA: Bruce Miller & Kent McClannan (2008)5.8+Lightning Bolt CrackFA: Duncan Ferguson, Jim Erickson, 19715.8+RhombohedralFA: Pat Ament and Russ Oberg, 19655.8+Rope to RuinFA: C. Harrison, M. Brooks, J. Stuberg, 19815.8+Seemingly InnocentFA: C. Coy, C. Harrison, J. Stuburg, 19815.8+Drug AbuseFA: Stuberg, Hague, Harrison, Brooks 19815.9Horse d'Oeuvre (aka Pony Express P1 to Zip Code)FA: Chip Ruckgaber5.9IgnominityFA: Erickson, Behrens, 19685.9Lost in the NetherlandsFA: T. Bubb, C. Parks, January 2003.5.9The FeverFA: T. Bubb, J. Meir, 11/20035.9Who's HoldingFA: J. Stuberg, D. Hague, M. Brooks, C. Harrison,5.9Good Ship Venus5.9-Sister MorphineFA: Harrison & Brooks - 19815.9-Bloke On The SideFA: Harrison, Stuberg, Brooks, 19815.9+BywayFA: Kent McClannan, Mike Alkaitis 20075.9+Passing LaneFA: P1: Unknown, P2: Kent McClannan, Mike Alkaitis (2007), P3: Kent McClannan, Steve Levin (2008)5.9+Pygmy PonyFA: Dougald MacDonald, Dave Goldstein5.9+The Mail RidgeFA: Dalke and Ament, 19655.9+

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