Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | Crag | |
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Alpine | |||||
5.8 III | Northeast Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.9 IV | ★★★ Southeast Arete to South Summit | High Sierra | |||
5.4 II | ★ East Arete | 300m | High Sierra | ||
5.6 II | West Face | Kings Canyon National Park | |||
5.9 IV | The Time Warp | Kings Canyon National Park | |||
5.10+ IV | ★ Northeast Arete
FA: Herb Laeger, Richard Leversee & E.C Joe | Kings Canyon National Park | |||
5.10c V | Royal Flush | Kings Canyon National Park | |||
5.11 III | Scarlet Slipstream | Kings Canyon National Park | |||
5.6 III | ★★★ Southeast Buttress
Seemingly intimidating from afar, the Southeast Buttress of Cathedral Peak is a beautiful 5 pitch route filled with lovely moderate climbing. A must do when in Tuolumne, Cathedral Peak can become quite crowded, fortunately the climbing offers many ways to navigate around other parties, at least down low (up high the face narrows, and parties tend to get bottlenecked). | 220m, 5 | Yosemite National Park | ||
5.6 II | ★★★ South Face
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.9 III | ★★★ West Pillar
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.7 III | ★★★ North Face
| 100m | Yosemite National Park | ||
5.10 III | A Celebrity's Holiday
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.10a III | The Erratic Route
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.7 II | ★★★ Traverse from South to North
The full traverse from north tip to south tip, inclusive of north and south summits clocks in at 1300M. Most people rap down after the south summit and most of the difficulties come after this point. | 1300m | Yosemite National Park | ||
5.6 III | ★★★ West Ridge
The long ridge separating the large, slabby west face of Mt Conness from the steep south face. There are numerous ways to climb here, but generally the best exposure and climbing is to stay as close to the south face as possible. Can be accessed from the Young Lakes (great camping), or as an exceptionally long day trip from Saddlebag Lake, by hiking in over the south side of the mountain. | 600m, 12 | Yosemite National Park | ||
5.10c V | ★★★ Southwest Face
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.9 III | Morning Thunder
| Yosemite National Park | |||
5.6 II | ★★ North Ridge
The long, low angled ridge extending away to the north of the peak. Usually accessed from Saddlebag Lake. | Yosemite National Park | |||
5.7 V | Lone Pine Peak to Mt. Carillon | High Sierra | |||
5.6 II | ★ Southwest Ridge | High Sierra | |||
5.6 IV | Corcoran Pinnacles Traverse | High Sierra | |||
5.11a V | East Pillar | High Sierra | |||
5.10 V | West Pillar | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | Milktoast Chimney | High Sierra | |||
5.10 III | Red Barron Tower | High Sierra | |||
5.4 III | ★★ North Ridge
The northern-most (right hand, facing the mountain) of the 3 mighty ridge-lines that sweep down from the summit of Lone Pine Peak into the Owen's River Valley 7000' below. Only a short top section of the ridge is commonly done, after hiking up the Meysan Lakes trail from Whitney Portal and traversing onto the ridge at around 11,000' ASL. This route can also be done from the valley floor however, turning it into a 7,000' grade VI alpine monster like its siblings to the left. FA: Art Lembeck & Ray Van Aken, 1952 | 300m | High Sierra | ||
5.9 IV | south face
FA: Mike strassman & charles Byrne | High Sierra | |||
5.10a IV | East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | South Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10+ V | ★★ Eat Face | High Sierra | |||
5.12 V | Crimson Wall | High Sierra | |||
5.10b V | ★★★ Harding Route
FA: Harding, Denny, McKnight & desert Frank | High Sierra | |||
5.7 III | ★★★ East Face
FA: Robert L. M. Underhill, Glen Dawson, Jules Eichorn & Norman Clyde, 1931 | High Sierra | |||
5.10d V | Direct East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10+ V | If At First...
FA: Mike Strassman & Seth Dilles | High Sierra | |||
5.9 V | Great Book | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | ★★★ East Buttress
Begins in left facing corner just left of the mountaineers route. Mountaineers route is the only real option to descend back to iceberg lake. No bail options without leaving gear. | 400m, 11 | High Sierra | ||
Class 3 | ★ Mountaineer's Route
FA: John Muir | 400m | High Sierra | ||
5.10d IV | West Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10b III | ★★★ Mithral Dihedral | 220m | High Sierra | ||
5.10 III | Bloody Corner | High Sierra | |||
5.9 III | ★★ Fishhook Arête | 300m | High Sierra | ||
5.9 III | Pilgrimage | High Sierra | |||
5.10+ III | South Face
South Face Left Side. | High Sierra | |||
Class 3 | ★★★ East Ridge | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | ★★★ Direct East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.9 III | ★★★ East Pillar | High Sierra | |||
5.4 III | ★ North Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.7 IV | ★ North Rib
FA: Boyles/T-Flores | High Sierra | |||
5.8 IV | East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.9 VI | Southfork Pass to Jigsaw Pass | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | ★★★ Twilight Pillar | High Sierra | |||
5.7 III | The Thunderbird Wall | High Sierra | |||
5.8 IV | ★★ Moon Goddess Arête | 600m, 18 | High Sierra | ||
5.10a IV | ★★★ Sun Ribbon Arête | 600m | High Sierra | ||
5.8 IV | ★ The Mediatrix
FA: Mike Strassman & Heather Baer-Schneider | High Sierra | |||
5.10c V | ★★★ Dark Star | 610m | High Sierra | ||
5.10 V | Barefoot Bynum | High Sierra | |||
5.10+ V | Planaria | High Sierra | |||
5.10a IV | ★★ The Crystal Way
FA: Mike Strassman & Charles "Scully" Hancock | High Sierra | |||
5.7 III | ★★ Venusian Blind | 16 | High Sierra | ||
5.7 III | ★★★ Swiss Arete | 170m | High Sierra | ||
5.8 III | East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10 III | ★★★ Dead Larrys Pillar | High Sierra | |||
Class 5 | ★★ V-Notch Couloir | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | West Face
FA: Galen Rowell & David Wilson | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | West Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.9 III | ★★ North Buttress | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | North Buttress (Carter/Bard/Walker) | High Sierra | |||
5.10 III | Fiddler/Clemenger Route | High Sierra | |||
5.9 III | West Side of North Face | High Sierra | |||
5.9 IV | ★ Northeast Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | Northeast Rib | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | Elphinston Buttress | High Sierra | |||
5.10 III | Cylde Spires, North Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.9 IV | Evolution Traverse | High Sierra | |||
5.9 IV | ★★★ Direct East Face | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | ★★★ North Buttress | High Sierra | |||
5.10+ IV | Silver Cloud | High Sierra | |||
5.9 V | Mono Pass to Morgan Pass | High Sierra | |||
5.8 IV | East Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.9 IV | Direct South Face | High Sierra | |||
5.8 III | ★★★ North Arête
Approach: From Dade Lake hike across benches and then snow up to just right of the lowest point of the buttress (37.37028, -118.76723). (5 miles, 2,500 ft from Little Lakes Trailhead to route start) Descent: Descend down Class 4 rocks on the East side to sand, follow left of the north ridge then cut over it eastwards at the notch. There are two optional rappels down the snow/scree that bring you 2/3 down the slope. Follow steps back to Dade Lake. (Due to lots of talus, there are little good bivys above Gem Lakes until you reach Northside of Dade Lake.) The North Arête takes the most compelling line on Bear Creek Spire. The climb is typical for a Sierra route: lots of cracks, broken rock, and mostly face climbing and stemming with a few mandatory hand jams. Both cruxes involve steep stemming on awkward large flakes. The climb is easily divided in two halves. The first half climbs a striking arête/pillar with steep 5.7 and 5.8 sections separated by fourth class. The second half ascends an exposed 4th class ridge. Because only the first half is visible from the base, many climbers underestimate the length of the climb. | 300m, 10 | High Sierra | ||
5.10 IV | ★★★ North Buttress
FA: Mike Strassman, Paul linaweaver & Ron Mc Taque | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | Ruby Wall, Central Route | High Sierra | |||
5.10b IV | Daphne | High Sierra | |||
5.10b IV | Wide Sargasso Sea | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | East Arete | High Sierra | |||
5.11 III | Pteradon | High Sierra | |||
5.10a IV | ★★★ Northeast Buttress
FA: Mike Strasman & Lara Wilkinson | High Sierra | |||
5.10 IV | Northwest Face | High Sierra | |||
Class 4 | ★ Northeast Couloir | High Sierra | |||
5.9 VI | South Notch to the Gap | High Sierra | |||
5.8 IV | ★ Southeast Face | 460m, 13 | High Sierra | ||
5.9 IV | ★★ Southeast Face Direct Start | 2200m | High Sierra | ||
5.7 III | West Face | High Sierra | |||
5.9 VI | Southwest Ridge | High Sierra | |||
5.8 V | South Ridge | High Sierra | |||
Class 2/3 | ★ Southeast Glacier | High Sierra |