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The Top 10 Classic Rock Climbing Routes

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1. High Exposure New York > Gunks
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 2. Southeast Buttress California > Yosemite NP
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 3. Corrugation Corner California > Lover's Leap
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4. Epinephrine Nevada > Red Rocks
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5. Central Pillar of Frenzy California > Yosemite NP
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 6. Illusion Dweller California > Joshua Tree NP
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 7. Supercrack of the Desert (aka Luxury… Utah > Indian Creek
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 8. Incredible Hand Crack Utah > Indian Creek
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 9. Triassic Sands Nevada > Red Rocks
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 10. Scarface Utah > Indian Creek

1. High Exposure	New York > Gunks	5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
2. Southeast Buttress	California > Yosemite NP	5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
3. Corrugation Corner	California > Lover's Leap	5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
4. Epinephrine	Nevada > Red Rocks	5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
5. Central Pillar of Frenzy	California > Yosemite NP	5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
6. Illusion Dweller	California > Joshua Tree NP	5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
7. Supercrack of the Desert (a…	Utah > Indian Creek	5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
8. Incredible Hand Crack	Utah > Indian Creek	5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
9. Triassic Sands	Nevada > Red Rocks	5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
10. Scarface	Utah > Indian Creek	5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c

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2,014 Alabama

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50 Jamestown

61 Palisades Park

395 Horse Pens 40

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84 Denali National Park

351 Seward Highway

13,457 Arizona

739 Cochise Stronghold

557 Sedona Area

153 Paradise Forks

117 Winslow Wall

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3,208 Arkansas

496 Sam's Throne & Surroundings

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262 Indiana

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356 -Acadia National Park

2,429 Maryland

6,007 Massachusetts

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143 Gilbert Hills State Park

1,507 Michigan

82 Munising

2,155 Minnesota

160 Red Wing (a.k.a. He Mni Can, Barn Bluff)

112 Mississippi

1,844 Missouri

106 EM: Elephant Rocks SP

3,515 Montana

66 Lost Horse

443 Gallatin Canyon

240 Hyalite Canyon

9 Nebraska

6,106 Nevada

2,655 Red Rocks

448 Mount Charleston

7,416 New Hampshire

1,140 *Rumney

256 *Cathedral Ledge

155 *Whitehorse Ledge

985 *Pawtuckaway

494 * NH Ice and Mixed

82 *Cannon Cliff

316 Sundown Ledge

817 New Jersey

139 Delaware Water Gap NRA

6,048 New Mexico

316 Sandia Mountains

196 El Rito

483 Organ Mountains

133 Enchanted Tower

634 Taos Area

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391 Linville Gorge

170 Looking Glass Rock

77 Stone Mountain

87 Laurel Knob

560 Rumbling Bald

381 Moore's Wall

64 North Dakota

2,324 Ohio

162 Whipps Ledges

125 Chippewa Creek

2,059 Oklahoma

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29 (A) Mt. Hood

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66 Oregon Volcanoes

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167 Birdsboro Quarry

406 Safe Harbor

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314 South Carolina

152 Big Rock Mountain

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276 The Tennessee Wall

173 Foster Falls

152 Sunset Park

52 Leda

628 Obed & Clear Creek

499 Stone Fort

3,900 Texas

738 Hueco Tanks

370 Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

18,061 Utah

1,627 Indian Creek

61 Castle Valley

59 Fisher Towers

407 Zion National Park

683 American Fork Canyon

2,083 Little Cottonwood Canyon

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594 San Rafael Swell

752 Joe's Valley

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27 Lake Willoughby

129 * VT Ice and Mixed

6,345 Virginia

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207 Exit 32; Little Si

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5,383 West Virginia

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335 Summersville (Gauley River) Area

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157 Devils Tower

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