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Crag Guide for Muir Valley
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Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:
Lee Cujes
Clayton G. N.
Joey Friedmann
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Table of contents
- 1. Muir Valley
193 in Crag
- 1.1. Coyote Cliff 0 in Sector
- 1.2. Slab CIty 3 in Crag
- 1.3. The Arsenal 8 in Crag
- 1.4. Midnight Surf 9 in Sector
- 1.5. The Boneyard 29 in Unknown
- 1.6. Animal Crackers 3 in Cliff
- 1.7. Bibliothek 20 in Sector
- 1.8. Persepolis 0 in Sector
- 1.9. Solarium 12 in Area
- 1.10. The Great Arch 2 in Area
- 1.11. Sunbeam Buttress 0 in Unknown
- 1.12. Great Wall 17 in Area
- 1.13. Shawnee Shelter 0 in Sector
- 1.14. The Hideout 4 in Area
- 1.15. Indy Wall 8 in Area
- 1.16. The Sanctuary 16 in Area
- 1.17. Inner Sanctum 4 in Area
- 1.18. The Stadium 2 in Area
- 1.19. Tectonic Wall 7 in Area
- 1.20. Johnny's Wall 11 in Area
- 1.21. Practice Wall 6 in Area
- 1.22. Washboard Wall 0 in Sector
- 1.23. Bruise Brothers Wall 21 in Area
- 1.24. Sunnyside 11 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Muir Valley 193 routes in Crag
- Summary:
- Sport,? and Trad
1.1. Coyote Cliff 0 routes in Sector
1.2. Slab CIty 3 routes in Crag
- Summary:
- All Sport
- Unique Features And Strengths:
-
The name says it all
- Description:
-
Lots of face climbing
- Approach:
-
Continue past The Arsenal to the marked sign
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Return to Balance
This line is located at the end of the wall, just to the right of an arete. Climb the face up to through the flake, then continue upwards via a water groove. | 5.11a | 50ft , 5 | |||
| 2 | Thrillbillies | 5.10b | 9 | |||
| 3 | Strip the Willows | 5.11b | 6 | |||
1.3. The Arsenal 8 routes in Crag
- Summary:
- Sport,Trad
- Approach:
-
Instead of turning right to go to the Great Arch, continue down the main road.
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quicksilver | 5.8 | ||||
| 2 | Sacriledge | 5.10d | ||||
| 3 |
Bathtub Mary
Climb pockets up to a short slab, then finish with a pumpy headwall. | 5.11a | 70ft , 9 |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 4 | Picador | 5.11b | ||||
| 5 | Bullfighter | 5.12b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 6 | Reload | 5.12c | ||||
| 7 | Freakin' Deacon | 5.12a | ||||
| 8 | Chicken Little Loves Abubu | 5.9 | ||||
1.4. Midnight Surf 9 routes in Sector
- Summary:
- All Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starfish and Coffee | 5.13a | ||||
| 2 | A Farewell to Arms | 5.13a |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 3 | The Crucible | 5.12c |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 4 | Vortex | 5.12c | ||||
| 5 | Shiva | 5.13b | ||||
| 6 | Tapeworm | 5.12d |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 7 |
Cell Block Six
| 5.12c |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 8 | Iniquity | 5.12b | ||||
| 9 | Mello Yellow | 5.11b | ||||
1.5. The Boneyard 29 routes in Unknown
- Summary:
- Sport,? and Trad
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armed Insurrection | 5.10d | ||||
| 2 | Cindarella | 5.9 | ||||
| 3 | Lucy Goosey | 5.10b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 4 | One-Armed Bandit | 5.9 | ||||
| 5 | Captain Blondie Sinks The Ship | 5.11a |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 6 | Hoosierheights.com | 5.11c | ||||
| 7 | Van Der Waals Goo (Open Project) | |||||
| 8 | Gym Jones Approved | 5.11b | ||||
| 9 | The Last Slow Draw | 5.11d | ||||
| 10 | The First Fast Draw | 5.11c | ||||
| 11 | Son of a Wanted Man | 5.10a | ||||
| 12 | Jeff's Boneyard Project (closed) | |||||
| 13 | Hijacked Project | 5.9 | ||||
| 14 | Winona | 5.7 | ||||
| 15 | Oink! Oink! | 5.8 | ||||
| 16 | Surfin' the Whale's Back | 5.10b | ||||
| 17 | Three Toed Sloth (Open Project) | |||||
| 18 | Gorilla | 5.12c | ||||
| 19 | Glide | 5.12a | ||||
| 20 | Stealing Melinda | 5.9 | ||||
| 21 | Lula Mae | 5.6 | ||||
| 22 | Abby Gabby Doo | 5.8 | ||||
| 23 | Flying Serpents | 5.12a | ||||
| 24 | Tanduay Time | 5.10d | ||||
| 25 | Tao Bato | 5.11a | ||||
| 26 | Bangers and Mash | 5.11c |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 27 | Renegade | 5.11c | ||||
| 28 | Sweet Tater | 5.11d | ||||
| 29 | Haggis, Neeps & Tatties | 5.11b | ||||
1.6. Animal Crackers 3 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
- All Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panda Bear | 5.8 | 45ft | |||
| 2 | Rikki Tikki Tavi | 5.8 | 50ft | |||
| 3 | Harvey | 5.7 | 80ft |
Anthony 7 months agoAnthony 7 months ago
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1.7. Bibliothek 20 routes in Sector
- Summary:
- Mostly Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Prayer for Owen Meany | 5.6 | ||||
| 2 | 100 Years of Solitude | 5.11a |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 3 | Who Pooped in the Park? | 5.11c | ||||
| 4 | The Giver | 5.6 | ||||
| 5 | The Short, Happy Life of Fracis Macomber | 5.10b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 6 | The Stranger | 5.12a | ||||
| 7 | Everything That Rises Must Converge | 5.11d | ||||
| 8 | Resuscitation of a Hanged Man | 5.11b | ||||
| 9 | All The Pretty Horses | 5.11c | ||||
| 10 | No Country for Old Men | 5.11b | ||||
| 11 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | 5.11c |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 12 | A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man | 5.11b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 13 | The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock | 5.11c | ||||
| 14 | Tea at trhe Palaz of Hoon | 5.11b | ||||
| 15 | A Confederacy of Dunces | 5.11c | ||||
| 16 | The Fury | 5.11c | ||||
| 17 | The Sound | 5.11c | ||||
| 18 | East of Eden | 5.11d | ||||
| 19 | Lolita | 5.12a | ||||
| 20 | American Psycho | 5.11a | ||||
1.8. Persepolis 0 routes in Sector
1.9. Solarium 12 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Mostly Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manifest Destiny
| 5.12a | 70ft |
lloyd wishart 5 years agoWilliam Laszlo Holman 5 years ago
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| 2 |
Air-Ride Equipped
| 5.11a | 65ft |
lloyd wishart 5 years agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 3 | So Long Mr Petey | 5.12c | ||||
| 4 | Magnum Opus | 5.12a | ||||
| 5 | Urban Voodoo | 5.12d | ||||
| 6 | Super Best Friends | 5.12b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 7 | Summer Sunshine | 5.12b | ||||
| 8 | Galunlati | 5.12b | ||||
| 9 | Mirage | 5.12c |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 10 | Bundle of Joy | 5.13a | ||||
| 11 | Abiyoyo | 5.12b |
Lee Cujes 7 months ago
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| 12 | Banshee | 5.11c | ||||
1.10. The Great Arch 2 routes in Area
- Summary:
- All Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Powder | 5.10b | 85ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 2 | Lip Service | 5.11c | 80ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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1.11. Sunbeam Buttress 0 routes in Unknown
1.12. Great Wall 17 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Mostly Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Escalada | 5.6 | 70ft | |||
| 2 |
Dynabolt Gold
| 5.10a | 70ft |
Anthony 7 months agoscott alexander 6 years ago
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| 3 |
Bitter Ray of Sunshine
| 5.10d | 65ft |
Anthony 7 months agoLuke Stefurak 6 years ago
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| 4 |
Edge-a-Sketch
| 5.11b | 70ft |
Luke Stefurak 6 years agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 5 | Special K | 5.11b | 50ft | |||
| 6 |
Boltergeist
| 5.10b | 100ft |
scott alexander 6 years ago
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| 7 | Legends of Limonite | 5.8 | ||||
| 8 | Glory and Consequences | 5.7 | ||||
| 9 |
Touch of Grey
| 5.11a |
Luke Stefurak 6 years agoscott alexander 6 years ago
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| 10 | Crusin' for a Brusin' | 5.10d | ||||
| 11 | Preemptive Strike | 5.10c | ||||
| 12 | Dance of the Druids | 5.9 | ||||
| 13 | Earth Surfer | 5.11d | ||||
| 14 | Beware the Bear | 5.10b | ||||
| 15 | Cruisin' for a Bruisin' | 5.10d | ||||
| 16 | Moots Madness | 5.10a | ||||
| 17 | Pre-emptive Strive | 5.10c | ||||
1.13. Shawnee Shelter 0 routes in Sector
1.14. The Hideout 4 routes in Area
- Summary:
- All Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Route of Pancakes | 5.8 | 35ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 2 | Moots Madness / Moots Maddness | 5.10a | 40ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 3 | Beware the Bear | 5.10b | 50ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 4 | Dance of the Druids | 5.9 | 60ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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1.15. Indy Wall 8 routes in Area
- Summary:
- ?,Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Makin' Bacon
| 5.10d | 40ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 2 | Face Up To That Arete | 5.8 | 35ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 3 | Stretcherous | 5.12b | 40ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 4 |
Annie The Annihilator.
| 5.10c | 40ft |
Anthony 7 months agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 5 | Mid-Life Crisis | 5.11c | 50ft | |||
| 6 | Parasite | 5.11c | ||||
| 7 | Happy Fisherman | 5.11c | ||||
| 8 | Mentor Powers | 5.10b | ||||
1.16. The Sanctuary 16 routes in Area
- Summary:
- ?,Trad and Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfidious Deciduous | 5.11b | ||||
| 2 | Cherry Red | 5.14a | 80ft | |||
| 3 | Name Dropper | 5.13a | ||||
| 4 | Blue Sunday | 5.13a | ||||
| 5 | Peace Frog | 5.12d | 80ft | |||
| 6 | Hoosier Boys | 5.12b | 80ft | |||
| 7 | Prometheus Unbound | 5.13a | 95ft |
Lee Cujes 6 months agoLee Cujes 6 months ago
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| 8 | Jesus Wept | 5.12d | 95ft |
Lee Cujes 6 months agoLee Cujes 6 months ago
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| 9 | Triple Sec (aka 50 bucks) | 5.13a | 95ft | |||
| 10 | Buddha Slept | 5.12a | ||||
| 11 | Immaculate Deception | 5.12a | ||||
| 12 | Dirty Old Men | 5.8 | ||||
| 13 | Cruxifixion | 5.12d | ||||
| 14 | Blue Collar | 5.12b | ||||
| 15 | First Fall | 5.8 | ||||
| 16 | Conquistador of the Crumbly | 5.10+ | ||||
1.17. Inner Sanctum 4 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Sport,?
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Company | 5.10a | 50ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 2 | Karmic Retribution | 5.10c | 45ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 3 | Netizen Hacktivist | 5.9 | 60ft |
Anthony 7 months agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 4 | Cosmic Trigger | 5.12a | 70ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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1.18. The Stadium 2 routes in Area
- Summary:
- All Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Melancholy Mechanics
| 5.10d | 60ft | |||
| 2 |
No Bones About It
| 5.10b | 90ft | |||
1.19. Tectonic Wall 7 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Trad,Sport and ?
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIDAR | 5.8 | ||||
| 2 |
Gettin' Lucky In Kentucky
| 5.10b | 60ft |
William Laszlo Holman 5 years agoSteve Foy 5 years ago
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| 3 |
Plate Tectonics
| 5.10a | 65ft |
Steve Foy 6 years agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 4 | 5th Bolt Faith | 5.10c | ||||
| 5 | Continental Drift | 5.8 | ||||
| 6 | Tall Cool One | 5.9 | ||||
| 7 | Paraplegic Power | 5.7 | ||||
1.20. Johnny's Wall 11 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Sport,Trad and ?
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59" Drillbitch | 5.10a | 45ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 2 |
Bethel
| 5.10a | 50ft |
Lee Cujes 6 months ago
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| 3 |
Spinner
| 5.10b | 50ft | |||
| 4 | Mankala | 5.10a | 50ft | |||
| 5 | Burning Bush | 5.11a |
Lee Cujes 6 months ago
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| 6 | Climbing With Crowbars | 5.7 | ||||
| 7 |
Thanks Holly
| 5.8 | ||||
| 8 |
Two Chicken Butts
| 5.9 | ||||
| 9 | Mental Affair | 5.8 | ||||
| 10 | Brain Stem | 5.7 | ||||
| 11 | Grey Matter | 5.10b | ||||
1.21. Practice Wall 6 routes in Area
- Summary:
- All Sport
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crescent Moon | 5.10a | 35ft | |||
| 2 | Crescendo | 5.8 | 40ft | |||
| 3 | Yu Stin Ki Pu | 5.5 | 20ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 4 | Ai Bang Mai Fa Kin Ni | 5.7 | 20ft | |||
| 5 | Mercenary of the Mandarin Chicken | 5.9 | 25ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 6 | Beta Spewer | 5.10b | 20ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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1.22. Washboard Wall 0 routes in Sector
1.23. Bruise Brothers Wall 21 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Sport,?
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dirt In Eye
| 5.7 | 60ft | |||
| 2 | Pine Needle Shuffle | 5.6 | 50ft | |||
| 3 |
Redriveroutdoors.com
| 5.10a | 130ft | |||
| 4 |
Redeye Brew
| 5.8 | 45ft | |||
| 5 |
Tomthievery (aka The Sultan Returns)
| 5.8 | 50ft | |||
| 6 |
Hey there, fancy pants
| 5.10c |
Jason Daschbach 6 years ago
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| 7 | Sweet Jane | 5.8 | 50ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 8 | Send Me On My Way | 5.9 | 75ft |
Wayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 9 | Flutterboy Blue | 5.9 | 40ft | |||
| 10 |
Little Viper
| 5.10b | 50ft |
Anthony 7 months agoJason Daschbach 6 years ago
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| 11 | CH4 | 5.7 | 30ft |
Anthony 7 months agoMichelle Tepfenhart 6 years ago
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| 12 |
Rising
Continuation of CH4, follow the 3 steel perma-draws out over the roof to anchors. When done in one go after CH4, it is called Methane Rising. | 5.11a | ||||
| 13 | A-Beano | 5.8 | 30ft |
Anthony 7 months agoWayne Novach 7 years ago
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| 14 | Don't Take Yer Guns to Town | 5.10c |
andrew mckinney 6 years ago
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| 15 |
The Offering
FA: Dennis Rice, Mike Susko, Tim Powers, | 5.7 |
Steve Foy 6 years ago
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| 16 |
Put the Best Foot Forward
| 5.8 | 55ft | |||
| 17 |
Rat Stew
| 5.10a |
Jason Daschbach 5 years ago
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| 18 |
Jungle Trundler
| 5.11a | 60ft |
Anthony 7 months agoJason Daschbach 6 years ago
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| 19 | Workin' for the Weekend | 5.10c | 70ft |
Robby 5 years agoJason Daschbach 5 years ago
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| 20 | Return of the Manimal | 5.10d | 85ft |
Jason Daschbach 5 years ago
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| 21 |
Critters on the Cliff
| 5.11a | 75ft |
Robby 5 years agoJason Daschbach 5 years ago
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1.24. Sunnyside 11 routes in Area
- Summary:
- Mostly Unknown
| Route | Grade | Style | Popularity | Selected ascents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dog Wars | 5.12 | 90ft | |||
| 2 | Fear of Common Sense | 5.11b | 70ft | |||
| 3 | Project | 5.12+ | 80ft | |||
| 4 | Mini Me | 5.9 | 30ft | |||
| 5 | Enganche | 5.10b | 60ft | |||
| 6 | Machete | 5.10b | 65ft |
Jason Daschbach 6 years ago
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| 7 | Weed Eater | 5.11b | 75ft | |||
| 8 | Velveteen | 5.5 | 40ft | |||
| 9 | Kokopeli's Dream | 5.9 | 40ft |
Anthony 7 months ago
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| 10 | Baccaus Goes Climbing | 5.8 | 45ft | |||
| 11 | Dingo the Gringo | 5.10c | 45ft | |||
