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1. Intersection Rock 56 routes in Cliff

Summary:
Trad,? and other styles

Long/Lat: -116.163351, 34.015091

Description:

One of the largest, most impressive monoliths in the park, and it has its own parking lot. A definite favourite, a central land mark, and a great place to hang out on top.

Approach:

Almost non-existent.

1.1. North Face 15 routes in Sector

Summary:
Mostly Trad
Description:

Intersection Rock is, basically, triangular. This is the face that mostly faces north, it is the face that faces the parking lot.

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Gaz Giz / Gizgaz
5.6
Trad 160ft
2 Zigzag / Phil's Folly
5.7
Trad 66ft
3 * Half Track
5.10a R
Trad 80ft
4 Chimney Variation
5.10b
Trad
5 * Ignorant Photons From Pluto
5.11a
Trad 150ft
6 * Kool Aid
5.10d A4
Aid 150ft
7 ** Left Ski Track
5.11a
Trad 150ft
Gerald Mitchell 20 years ago

I had work this climb stay commited on diem size holds

8 Trapeze Left

Variant of trapeze.

5.12c
Mixed 150ft , 6
9 Trapeze Center

Another variant of Trapeze.

5.12a
Trad
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
10 * Trapeze
5.11d
Mixed 150ft , 4
11 Fast Track
5.11c
Mixed 70ft , 1
12 ** Lower Right Ski Track
5.10c
Mixed 70ft , 1
Gerald Mitchell 20 years ago

Comment youself take a # 8 for flake

13 * Upper Right Ski Track
5.3
Trad 80ft
Sonja Smith 8 years ago

2nd trad lead, very easy to lace up

Jeffrey Pierce 9 years ago

Fun to link with Lower Right Ski Track

14 * Huevos

Almost sport -- takes a medium cam near the start.

5.11d
Mixed 7
15 ** North Overhang
5.9
Trad 110ft
Gareth Llewellin 4 years ago

with Alex Few =)

Nick Thatcher 4 years ago

Awesome!!

1.2. South-West Face 20 routes in Sector

Summary:
Mostly Trad
Description:

Intersection Rock is, basically, triangular in footprint. This is the face that faces towards Loop Road.

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Beginners' Three / Beginner's Three
5.3
Trad 43ft
David Gibbs 5 months ago

Direct start seemed really hard, so started from the left of the crack, then up the crack itself....

2 ** Overhang Bypass
5.7
Trad 110ft
Ryan Weller 4 years ago

love the top lip

Jet Balili 7 years ago

eb

3 Underpass
5.6
Trad 120ft
4 Overpass
5.8
Trad 120ft
5 * When Sheep Ran Scared
5.10c R
Trad 120ft
6 ** The Flake
5.8
Trad 140ft
Neale Brain 1 years ago

Apparently we both did the lower chimney/offwidth section facing the wrong way which made it much...

Phil Davis 6 years ago

lurved the chimney!!!

7 West Chimney
5.6
Trad 150ft
Richard Graziano 8 years ago

Had to aid 7 or so feet of the crux (the first 25 feet). I'm not sure if it's me or the climb, b...

8 Outer Limit
5.6 A3
Aid
9 Shovling-Cole
5.10b
Trad
10 Death By Misadventure
5.10c X
Trad
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
11 * Billabong
5.10c
Mixed 3
Jeffrey Richard Hunston 11 years ago

Did first 5.7 variant pitch - not the whole route

Robby

on toprope only first 40 or 50 feet awesome climb!!

12 Sympathy To The Devil
5.10b
Mixed 1
13 A Question Of Masculinity
5.12c
Top rope
14 Bat Crack
5.5
Trad
David Gibbs 5 months ago

Got the starting moves, and one piece in -- but then couldn't figure out how to proceed. Cleared...

Bill Gibbs

Did it for my partners sake

15 Let It All Hang Out
5.10b
Trad
16 Pinnacle Stand
5.7
Mixed 1
17 Filet of Sole
5.11d
Mixed 160ft , 4
18 Southwest Passage
5.8
Mixed 1
19 Drawstring
5.7
Trad
20 Traverse of No Return
5.11a
Mixed 2

1.3. East Face 10 routes in Sector

Summary:
Mostly Trad
Description:

Intersection Rock is, basically, triangular in foot print. This is the face that looks mostly eastward, towards National Park Drive, PeeWee Rock, and Cyclops Rock.

Intersection Rock is, basically, triangular. This is the mostly south-facing side, the side that faces loop road.

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Bongledesh
5.10c
Mixed 160ft , 2
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
2 Mike's Books

Often just climbed to the rap anchor on the ledge.

5.6
Trad 160ft
Neale Brain 1 years ago

Didn't take a big cam so had to run it out a bit on P2 but fun, secure climbing and a nice sunset.

David Hubbard 7 years ago

Check the angle of the moon's vector

3 Elijah's Coming
5.10b R
Trad 150ft
4 The Waterchute

Climb a deep waterchute/chimney to the ledge.

5.10b
Mixed 70ft , 1
Jeff Morrison 8 years ago

This was 5.9 originally...

5 Shana Grant

From the ledge, climb bolts up a boulder sitting on the ledge to an anchor.

5.10d
Sport 40ft , 4
6 Secovar

FA: Ed Zombro, John Wolfe, 1968

5.5
Trad 150ft
7 Jungle
5.7
Trad
8 Southeast Corner
5.3
Trad
9 Goldenbush Corner
5.11a R
Trad 160ft
10 Cole Slaw
5.10c
Trad

1.4. Bouldering 11 routes in Field

Summary:
?,Boulder
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Intersection Traverse
5.10
Unknown
2 Augie Problem
5.11-
Unknown
3 Knuckle Cracker
5.9
Unknown
4 Rieder Problem
B1-
Boulder
5 Intersection Mantel
5.9
Unknown
Phil Davis 6 years ago

flash - first rock in this park

6 Intersection Boulder Left
5.10
Unknown
7 Intersection Boulder Middle
5.11
Unknown
Phil Davis 6 years ago

cool problem!!! a lot harder than it looks

8 Intersection Boulder Right
B1-
Boulder
9 Mediteranean Sundance
B1+
Boulder
10 Sweetspot
B1
Boulder
11 Anglo Saxaphonce
B1
Boulder

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Area
5.3 * Upper Right Ski Track Trad 80ft 1.1. North Face
Beginners' Three Trad 43ft 1.2. South-West Face
Southeast Corner Trad 1.3. East Face
5.5 Bat Crack Trad 1.2. South-West Face
Secovar Trad 150ft 1.3. East Face
5.6 Gaz Giz Trad 160ft 1.1. North Face
Underpass Trad 120ft 1.2. South-West Face
West Chimney Trad 150ft 1.2. South-West Face
Mike's Books Trad 160ft 1.3. East Face
5.6 A3 Outer Limit Aid 1.2. South-West Face
5.7 Zigzag Trad 66ft 1.1. North Face
Drawstring Trad 1.2. South-West Face
** Overhang Bypass Trad 110ft 1.2. South-West Face
Pinnacle Stand Mixed 1 1.2. South-West Face
Jungle Trad 1.3. East Face
5.8 Overpass Trad 120ft 1.2. South-West Face
Southwest Passage Mixed 1 1.2. South-West Face
** The Flake Trad 140ft 1.2. South-West Face
5.9 ** North Overhang Trad 110ft 1.1. North Face
Intersection Mantel Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
Knuckle Cracker Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
5.10a * Half Track Trad 80ft 1.1. North Face
5.10b Chimney Variation Trad 1.1. North Face
Let It All Hang Out Trad 1.2. South-West Face
Shovling-Cole Trad 1.2. South-West Face
Sympathy To The Devil Mixed 1 1.2. South-West Face
Elijah's Coming Trad 150ft 1.3. East Face
The Waterchute Mixed 70ft , 1 1.3. East Face
5.10c ** Lower Right Ski Track Mixed 70ft , 1 1.1. North Face
* Billabong Mixed 3 1.2. South-West Face
Death By Misadventure Trad 1.2. South-West Face
* When Sheep Ran Scared Trad 120ft 1.2. South-West Face
Bongledesh Mixed 160ft , 2 1.3. East Face
Cole Slaw Trad 1.3. East Face
5.10 Intersection Boulder Left Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
Intersection Traverse Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
5.10d Shana Grant Sport 40ft , 4 1.3. East Face
5.10d A4 * Kool Aid Aid 150ft 1.1. North Face
5.11- Augie Problem Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
5.11a * Ignorant Photons From Pluto Trad 150ft 1.1. North Face
** Left Ski Track Trad 150ft 1.1. North Face
Traverse of No Return Mixed 2 1.2. South-West Face
Goldenbush Corner Trad 160ft 1.3. East Face
B1- Intersection Boulder Right Boulder 1.4. Bouldering
Rieder Problem Boulder 1.4. Bouldering
5.11c Fast Track Mixed 70ft , 1 1.1. North Face
B1 Anglo Saxaphonce Boulder 1.4. Bouldering
Sweetspot Boulder 1.4. Bouldering
5.11 Intersection Boulder Middle Unknown 1.4. Bouldering
5.11d * Huevos Mixed 7 1.1. North Face
* Trapeze Mixed 150ft , 4 1.1. North Face
Filet of Sole Mixed 160ft , 4 1.2. South-West Face
B1+ Mediteranean Sundance Boulder 1.4. Bouldering
5.12a Trapeze Center Trad 1.1. North Face
5.12c Trapeze Left Mixed 150ft , 6 1.1. North Face
A Question Of Masculinity Top rope 1.2. South-West Face