Green Mountain Adventure Bouldering: New And Old Problems In Boulder's Flatirons

The Flatirons of Boulder are home to thousands of boulder problems. With the well-known classic areas such as Flagstaff, the Satellite Boulders, the Terrain Boulders, the PBs, and the numerous secluded spots, the Flatirons of Boulder Mountain Parks are blessed with a plethora of climbing problems. Another area, often overlooked by today's boulderer, is the stuff up at Green Mountain.
Closed for half the year to protect raptors and other nesting birds, the cliffs and boulders on Green Mountain offer the intrepid boulderer all types of problems: highballs, steep overhanging faces, thin crimp fests, jugs, pockets, and more. Despite the fact that the area has been known about for well over 15 years, and holds a couple hundred problems, there are still plenty to be found and done.
As the raptor closure is now over, Tara and I have been hiking up there checking out some old projects and finding new gems. Most problems are sharp, as they have seen little to no traffic and retain much of their granular nature (classic sandstone here).
Whether any of these have ever been done is beside the point; that is not why one goes to Green Mountain. Rather, the feeling of adventure still abounds up on Green. Stumbling around the cliffs and through the thick growth looking for a new/old line, a steep face, or for the next great wall are what bouldering up on Green is all about. With clear views of the Continental Divide, bouldering on Green is perhaps one of the best climbing options around the Boulder area. And don't worry, there are tons of undone, very hard problems to still be sent. So head on out there this winter and do some adventure bouldering. If you apply a little creativity, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Just do it before it closes again for the season on February 1.

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