Classic Climbs for Tahquitz Rock
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● White Maiden's Walkway | (e) Maiden Buttress |
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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 6 pitches | |
● Fingertip Traverse | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Trough | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 4 pitches | |
● West Lark | (b) N Face |
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5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 6 pitches | |
● Red Rock Route | (j) Summit Block |
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5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Angel's Fright | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches | |
● Jensen's Jaunt | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches | |
● Left Ski Track | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Uneventful | (c) The N Buttress |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 7 pitches | |
● The Error | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 6 pitches | |
● Fool's Rush | (e) Maiden Buttress |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 6 pitches | |
● Fingertrip | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches | |
● El Whampo | (b) N Face |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches | |
● Northeast Face West | (b) N Face |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches | |
● Hard Lark | (b) N Face |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches | |
● Sahara Terror | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 6 pitches | |
● Northeast Face East | (b) N Face |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 5 pitches | |
● Piton Pooper | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Mechanic's Route | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Long Climb | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 6 pitches | |
● Wong Climb | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Traitor Horn | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches | |
● Upper Royal's Arch | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● The Jam Crack | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches | |
● Fingergrip | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches | |
● Coffin Nail | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Right Ski Track | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches | |
● Last Grapes | (a) Northeast B… > Upper Northeast Buttress |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Tradiban's Traverse | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 10 pitches | |
● The Chauvinist | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
● The Slab | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad | |
● Open Book | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Whodunit | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 8 pitches | |
● The Consolation | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches | |
● The Illegitimate | (e) Maiden Buttress |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Dave's Deviation | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Innominate | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Standup Flake | (f) W Face Bulg… > Lower Bulge Buttress |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Betty | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Too Biased | (b) N Face |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Gulp | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches | |
● El Grandote | (b) N Face |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 5 pitches | |
● The Swallow | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 6 pitches | |
● Gallwas' Gallop | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● El Camino Real | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches | |
● Snakes on Everything | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● The Blank | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches | |
● Human Fright | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Pearly Gate | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Step | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Consolation Direct | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad 7 pitches | |
● Super Pooper | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Y Crack | (a) Northeast B… > Y Crack Buttress |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● My Pink Half of the Drainpipe | (a) Northeast B… > Upper Northeast Buttress |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● El Monte | (b) N Face |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 4 pitches | |
● Grace Slick | (b) N Face |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 2 pitches | |
● Devil's Delight | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches | |
● Zig Zag | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Coup de Grace | (b) N Face |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches | |
● Ten Years After | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Legends of the Fall | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Trad 2 pitches | |
● Blanketty Blank | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches | |
● On the Road | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Farewell Horizontal | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● The Price of Fear | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● The Hedge | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● High in Protein | (g) W Face > Lunch Rock |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR | |
● Pas de Deux | (i) S Face > S Face - Right Side |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad | |
● Jonah | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches | |
● The Souvenir | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad 7 pitches | |
● Mr. Slate | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad | |
● Elegant Arch | (b) N Face |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 11 pitches | |
● Special K | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad | |
● Sweedish Variation | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, TR | |
● Edgehogs | (d) Northwest Recess |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 7 pitches | |
● Fred | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Bedrock | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad | |
● The Vampire | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Edge | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad 2 pitches | |
● Chingadera | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad | |
● Manwich | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR | |
● The Unchaste | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Zeno's Paradox | (e) Maiden Buttress |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad | |
● The Acrobat | (g) W Face > W Face - Right Side |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad | |
● Chongo Arete | (g) W Face > Lunch Rock |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, TR | |
● The Heathen | (i) S Face > S Face - Left Side |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 3 pitches | |
● The Flakes | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Quarry | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Green Arch | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Green Rosetta | (a) Northeast B… > Y Crack Buttress |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad | |
● The Bat | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Crucifix | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad | |
● Scarface | (g) W Face > W Face - Left Side |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad | |
● Hedgehog | (h) Open Book Area |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
● Fright Night | (g) W Face > W Face - Center (Flin… |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Field of Dreams | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad | |
● Le Toit | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Stairway to Heaven | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches | |
● The Pharaoh | (f) W Face Bulg… > Upper Bulge Routes |
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad |
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