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1. Table Mountain 47 routes in Crag

1 The Fissures, 2 The Grotto, 3 The Eastern Front, 4 The Mid Wall, 7 The Welcome Wall, 8 The Far Side
Summary:
Sport,Trad and ?

Long/Lat: -120.460160, 37.926994

Access Issues:

Access at Table Mountain can be tenuous, with easements providing limited access along private property. Make sure to check the Access Fund (http://status.accessfund.org/) for current restrictions, and always be respectful of the property owners.

1.1. The Fissures 0 routes in Cliff

1.2. The Grotto 25 routes in Cliff

Summary:
Trad,Sport

Long/Lat: -120.463582, 37.925984

1.2.1. Lower Main Wall 15 routes in Sector

Summary:
Trad,Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Prime Directive

Crux in the middle, runout at the top on 5.8 moves. 2-bolt top anchor.

FFA: David Clay, 1995

5.10c R
Sport 80ft , 7
2 ** Granted / The Crack

2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Hole in the Wall'.

5.9
Mixed 40ft , 2
3 * Hole In The Wall

Pro to 2". 2-bolt top anchor shared with the 'Granted' is also the start for 'Ejection Seat'.

FFA: Dave Clay, Grant Hiskes, 1993

5.10a
Mixed 40ft , 2
4 ** Three Fingered Jack

2-bolt top anchor. Pro to 1.5".

FFA: Grant Hiskes, Ken Yager, Dave Bengston,

5.10b
Trad 60ft
5 * Snake Bite

2-bolt top anchor. Small to medium pro.

FFA: Peter Croft, 1989

5.11b
Trad 40ft
6 *** Rawhide

Aesthetic and sustained finger crack. For the full grade, avoid stemming to the right. Pro to 2.5", but mostly 0.5-1.5".

FFA: Grant Hiskes, Mike Barker, 1991

5.10d
Trad 40ft
7 ** Rawhide (variation)

Stemming to the right brings the grade down to 5.10b.

5.10b
Trad 40ft
Kurt Clement 9 years ago

The crux is half way up this variation uses men's crisis center as a well as main crack. The crux...

8 * Men's Crisis Center

2-bolt top anchor. Pro to 1".

FFA: Phil Bone, 1993

5.12a
Mixed 50ft , 4
9 ** Table Manners

2-bolt top anchor with old, worn cold-shuts. Pro: standard rack.

FFA: Grant Hiskes, Mike Barker, 1991

5.9
Trad 40ft
Kurt Clement 9 years ago

First Trad Lead. This is an easy 5.9, I would even downgrade to 5.8. A great beginning trad climb...

10 *** AC Devil Dog / The Refrigerator

Sustained friction climbing up the double arêtes on the largest column of basalt at the Grotto. 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Table Manners' is also the start for 'Flight Simulator'.

FFA: Mike Stewart, 1991

5.10d
Sport 50ft , 5
Kurt Clement 9 years ago

From Table Manners reach around and clip first bolt. The first 2 moves are the hardest although i...

11 * Bandito

Fingers-to-fists crack to the right of 'AC Devil Dog'. Pro to 4".

FFA: Greg Sauniger,

5.8
Trad 50ft
Kurt Clement 9 years ago

Harder than what it should be crux first 20ft. Lieback and rest the whole thing

12 * To Pin Or Not To Be

Stem your way up dual thin cracks to the 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Moss Critique' that is also the start for 'Journey to Find the Sun' and 'Premature Ejection'. Small pro.

FFA: Craig McClenahan, Phil Bone, 1992

5.11a
Mixed 50ft , 5
13 * Moss Critique

2-bolt top anchor shared with 'To Pin or not to Be' is also the start for 'Journey to Find the Sun' and Premature Ejection'[20594233].

FFA: Phil Bone, Brian Schmidt, 1992

5.11b
Sport 60ft , 5
14 * Trigger Finger

Located left of 'Go with the Flow', and ending at the same 2-bolt top anchor, this mossy seldom climbed route follows the left side of the hanging column. Tricky placements above the start. Pro to 3".

FFA: Dan Mcdevit, Sue Mcdevit, 1992

5.10a
Trad 45ft
15 *** Go with the Flow

Hand crack. 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Trigger Finger'. Pro to 4", but mostly 1"-2".

5.9
Trad 50ft

1.2.2. Upper Main Wall 8 routes in Sector

Summary:
Mostly Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 ** Ejection Seat

Starting from the top of 'Hole In The Wall', power through the sustained overhang to the 2-bolt top anchor.

FFA: John Williams, 1994

5.12a
Sport 8
2 ** The Bombadier / Accessive Force

2-bolt top anchor. 7th bolt can be difficult to clip.

FFA: Tom Addison, 1994

5.13a
Sport 7
3 *** Flight Simulator

From the top anchor of 'AC Devil Dog' and 'Table Manners', look for the bolt to the right marking the beginning of the route. Manage the pump through the overhang to the 2-bolt top anchor.

FFA: Craig McClenahan, 1994

5.12b
Sport 50ft , 2
4 * Premature Ejection

Clip the first bolt shared with 'Journey to Find the Sun' then head up and over the roof. Stop at the first 2-bolt top anchor.

FFA: Troy Corliss, 1995

5.12c
Sport 6
5 * Journey To Find The Sun

Start from the top of 'To Pin or Not to Be' and 'Moss Critique', and climb past the first bolt shared with 'Premature Ejection' before heading right. Follow four more bolts before joining 'Premature Ejection' again at the 2-bolt anchor. For the full route, continue up past another bolt and some mossy face climbing to finish at the higher 2-bolt top anchor.

FFA: Craig McClenahan, 1994

5.12b
Sport 60ft , 7
6 ** Squeeler / Squealer

Long and sustained overhanging route up the headwall. Starts at the top of 'Go with the Flow' (which can optionally be linked into a single pitch with a 70m rope). Pro to 1.5". Number of bolts is approximate.

FFA: Dan Mcdevit, Sue Mcdevit, 1992

FFA: Grant Hiskes, Ken Yeager, 1995

5.11d
Mixed 120ft , 7
7 ** Sidewinder

From the top of 'Go with the Flow', head right to the 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Chicken Ranch Bingo'.

FFA: Ken Yager, Grant Hiskes, 1991

FFA: Dave Bangston, 1995

5.12a
Sport 7
8 ** Chicken Ranch Bingo

Named in part for the white streak of biohazard that seasonally runs down the face of this route. Two of the bolts are old 1/4" bolts, but good bolts are nearby. Extend the first and fourth bolts. The route starts at the edge of the pit, so anchor in the belayer. A 60m rope is required to lower into the pit. 2-bolt top anchor shared with 'Sidewinder'.

FFA: Grant Hiskes, Kirk Hufnagel, Kevin Fosberg, 1991

FFA: Grant Hiskes, 1993

5.10a
Sport 80ft , 9
Mark Hateley 9 years ago

Very good, but a bit "shitty" in places

Jason Liebgott 10 years ago

Good after a rain

1.2.3. Eastern Front 2 routes in Sector

Summary:
Trad,Sport
Description:

A series of short columns on the far side of the main Grotto area (opposite side from the approach). Anchors can be seen 30-50 ft above the columns on the face.

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 D.C. Angel Cat
5.10b
Sport 70ft
2 Napolean's Greatest Mistake
5.9
Trad 70ft

1.3. The Eastern Front 0 routes in Cliff

1.4. The Mid Wall 5 routes in Cliff

Summary:
All Sport

Long/Lat: -120.462488, 37.926734

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 ** Calamine
5.11b
Sport 95ft
2 ** The Giving Tree
5.10d
Sport
ben reardon 4 years ago

tree in the way, had to start on Calomine and then tranverse right to route

3 * Mr Fix It
5.12b
Sport
4 * Shultz Route
5.12c
Sport
5 *** Funn Man
5.11d
Sport

1.5. The Cave 4 routes in Sector

Summary:
All Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 *** Grotto Monkey
5.12b
Sport 25ft
2 ** Sasquatch
5.12b
Sport 25ft
3 High Intensity Discharge
5.12b
Sport 25ft
4 ** Dwarf Toss
5.12b
Sport 25ft

1.6. The Ort Wall 6 routes in Sector

Summary:
Mostly Sport
RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 Misperception
5.10c
Sport
2 * Ort Man Complex
5.10c
Unknown
3 * Clip, Clip, "Wow"
5.10d
Sport
4 * Geronimo
5.11b
Sport
5 * Color Coded Quickdraws
5.10b
Sport
Kurt Clement 10 years ago

sport

6 ** Sidesaddle
5.9
Sport
Kurt Clement 9 years ago

A great warm-up. Very different from climbs on opposite wall. The crux is stepping up on the obvi...

1.7. The Welcome Wall 7 routes in Cliff

Summary:
Sport,?

Long/Lat: -120.463933, 37.925636

RouteGradeStylePopularitySelected ascents
1 * Welcome Mat
5.10b
Unknown
2 * Keebler's Revenge
5.11a
Sport
3 * Swallow This
5.11c
Sport
4 * Wing Of Bat
5.10b
Sport
5 ** Uncle Remus
5.11a
Sport
6 ** Uncle Remus Direct Start
5.11a R
Unknown
7 * Roe vs. Wade
5.9
Unknown

1.8. The Far Side 0 routes in Cliff

1.9. Senior Wall 0 routes in Cliff

1.10. Fort Apache 0 routes in Cliff

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Area
5.8 * Bandito Trad 50ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
5.9 *** Go with the Flow Trad 50ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Granted Mixed 40ft , 2 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Table Manners Trad 40ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
Napolean's Greatest Mistake Trad 70ft 1.2.3. Eastern Front
** Sidesaddle Sport 1.6. The Ort Wall
* Roe vs. Wade Unknown 1.7. The Welcome Wall
5.10a * Hole In The Wall Mixed 40ft , 2 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
* Trigger Finger Trad 45ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Chicken Ranch Bingo Sport 80ft , 9 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
5.10b ** Rawhide (variation) Trad 40ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Three Fingered Jack Trad 60ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
D.C. Angel Cat Sport 70ft 1.2.3. Eastern Front
* Color Coded Quickdraws Sport 1.6. The Ort Wall
* Welcome Mat Unknown 1.7. The Welcome Wall
* Wing Of Bat Sport 1.7. The Welcome Wall
5.10c Prime Directive Sport 80ft , 7 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
Misperception Sport 1.6. The Ort Wall
* Ort Man Complex Unknown 1.6. The Ort Wall
5.10d *** AC Devil Dog Sport 50ft , 5 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
*** Rawhide Trad 40ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** The Giving Tree Sport 1.4. The Mid Wall
* Clip, Clip, "Wow" Sport 1.6. The Ort Wall
5.11a * To Pin Or Not To Be Mixed 50ft , 5 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
* Keebler's Revenge Sport 1.7. The Welcome Wall
** Uncle Remus Sport 1.7. The Welcome Wall
** Uncle Remus Direct Start Unknown 1.7. The Welcome Wall
5.11b * Moss Critique Sport 60ft , 5 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
* Snake Bite Trad 40ft 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Calamine Sport 95ft 1.4. The Mid Wall
* Geronimo Sport 1.6. The Ort Wall
5.11c * Swallow This Sport 1.7. The Welcome Wall
5.11d ** Squeeler Mixed 120ft , 7 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
*** Funn Man Sport 1.4. The Mid Wall
5.12a * Men's Crisis Center Mixed 50ft , 4 1.2.1. Lower Main Wall
** Ejection Seat Sport 8 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
** Sidewinder Sport 7 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
5.12b *** Flight Simulator Sport 50ft , 2 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
* Journey To Find The Sun Sport 60ft , 7 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
* Mr Fix It Sport 1.4. The Mid Wall
** Dwarf Toss Sport 25ft 1.5. The Cave
*** Grotto Monkey Sport 25ft 1.5. The Cave
High Intensity Discharge Sport 25ft 1.5. The Cave
** Sasquatch Sport 25ft 1.5. The Cave
5.12c * Premature Ejection Sport 6 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall
* Shultz Route Sport 1.4. The Mid Wall
5.13a ** The Bombadier Sport 7 1.2.2. Upper Main Wall