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Classic Climbs for B. El Capitan

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

C3 159 ● Zodiac Aid 16 pitches 3. Southeast Face
A4- 15 ● Zenyatta Mondatta Aid 16 pitches 3. Southeast Face
A4- 10 ● The Shortest Straw Aid 15 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 524 ● Pine Line Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 213 ● La Cosita, Left Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C1-2 14 ● El Cap Tree Trad, Aid 5 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southeast Base
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 194 ● Lurking Fear Trad, Aid 19 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4 PG13 6 ● Lunar Eclipse Trad, Aid 18 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 185 ● Little John, Right Trad 3 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 119 ● Little John, Left Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3- 6 ● Dihedral Wall Trad, Aid 26 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3 26 ● North America Wall Aid 28 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 PG13 59 ● The Shield Trad, Aid 30 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 14 ● Virginia Aid 7 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 8 ● Eagle's Way Trad, Aid 14 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+ 8 ● Tribal Rite Trad, Aid 29 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+ 9 ● Sunkist Trad, Aid 30 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● Gollum Trad 1. Base Routes > Southeast Base
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3+ 8 ● New Dawn Trad, Aid 25 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 22 ● Pine stein Sport 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● Moby Dick, Left Trad 2 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 268 ● La Cosita, Right Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 7 ● Simulkrime Trad, TR 1. Base Routes > Southeast Base
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 8 ● Peter Pan Trad 3 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 577 ● The Nose Trad, Aid 31 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 62 ● Triple Direct Trad, Aid 30 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 161 ● Salathé Wall Trad, Aid 35 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ 5 ● Grape Race Trad, Aid 12 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ 5 ● Wall of Early Morning Light Trad, Aid 24 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 15 ● Never Never Land Aid 20 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 8 ● Squeeze Play Aid 18 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C3+ 45 ● Tangerine Trip Aid 18 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3+ 8 ● South Seas Trad, Aid 23 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A4 7 ● Native Son Aid 17 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3 54 ● Mescalito Trad, Aid 26 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3+ R 4 ● Pacific Ocean Wall Trad, Aid 28 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 511 ● Moby Dick Center Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● Pterodactyl Terrace, Left Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 307 ● Sacherer Cracker Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● West Buttress (pitch 1&2) Trad 2 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a A4 8 ● Lost in America Trad, Aid 16 pitches 3. Southeast Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 484 ● East Buttress Trad 9 pitches 4. E Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 93 ● Ahab Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● Reeds Leads Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● The Slack, Left Trad 3 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 6 ● Party Mix Trad 1. Base Routes > Southeast Base
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C3- 33 ● Muir Wall Trad, Aid 33 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4 5 ● Flight of the Albatross Trad, Aid 28 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 266 ● Salathe (pitch 1) Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 8 ● La Arista Trad, Sport 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b A4+ R 4 ● Jolly Roger Trad, Aid 23 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 13 ● The Slack Center Trad 4 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 27 ● Hardly Pinnacle Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 29 ● Sparkling Give-away Trad, Sport 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 34 ● Mark of Art Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 5 ● The Bluffer Trad 1. Base Routes > Southeast Base
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R 9 ● Anxiety with a view Trad, TR 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 54 ● Short But Thin Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 27 ● La Escuela Trad 3 pitches 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 5 ● The Mountains are Calling Trad 1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 254 ● Freeblast Trad 10 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 68 ● West Face Trad 20 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 70 ● Freerider Trad 30 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 9 ● Golden Gate Trad 36 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a A3 5 ● Magic Mushroom Trad, Aid 31 pitches 2. Southwest Face
5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b 43 ● The Dawn Wall Trad 32 pitches 3. Southeast Face

● Zodiac

3. Southeast Face

159

C3 Aid 16 pitches

● Zenyatta Mondatta

3. Southeast Face

A4- Aid 16 pitches

● The Shortest Straw

3. Southeast Face

A4- Aid 15 pitches

● Pine Line

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

524

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● La Cosita, Left

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

213

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● El Cap Tree

1. Base Routes > Southeast Base

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C1-2 Trad, Aid 5 pitches

● Lurking Fear

2. Southwest Face

194

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 Trad, Aid 19 pitches

● Lunar Eclipse

3. Southeast Face

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A4 PG13 Trad, Aid 18 pitches

● Little John, Right

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

185

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches

● Little John, Left

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

119

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● Dihedral Wall

2. Southwest Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3- Trad, Aid 26 pitches

● North America Wall

3. Southeast Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3 Aid 28 pitches

● The Shield

2. Southwest Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 PG13 Trad, Aid 30 pitches

● Virginia

3. Southeast Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 Aid 7 pitches

● Eagle's Way

3. Southeast Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 Trad, Aid 14 pitches

● Tribal Rite

3. Southeast Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+ Trad, Aid 29 pitches

● Sunkist

2. Southwest Face

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+ Trad, Aid 30 pitches

● Gollum

1. Base Routes > Southeast Base

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

● New Dawn

3. Southeast Face

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3+ Trad, Aid 25 pitches

● Pine stein

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport

● Moby Dick, Left

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches

● La Cosita, Right

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

268

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

● Simulkrime

1. Base Routes > Southeast Base

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad, TR

● Peter Pan

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches

● The Nose

2. Southwest Face

577

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 Trad, Aid 31 pitches

● Triple Direct

2. Southwest Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 Trad, Aid 30 pitches

● Salathé Wall

2. Southwest Face

161

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 Trad, Aid 35 pitches

● Grape Race

2. Southwest Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ Trad, Aid 12 pitches

● Wall of Early Morning Light

3. Southeast Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2+ Trad, Aid 24 pitches

● Never Never Land

2. Southwest Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 Aid 20 pitches

● Squeeze Play

2. Southwest Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 Aid 18 pitches

● Tangerine Trip

3. Southeast Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C3+ Aid 18 pitches

● South Seas

3. Southeast Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3+ Trad, Aid 23 pitches

● Native Son

3. Southeast Face

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A4 Aid 17 pitches

● Mescalito

3. Southeast Face

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3 Trad, Aid 26 pitches

● Pacific Ocean Wall

3. Southeast Face

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a A3+ R Trad, Aid 28 pitches

● Moby Dick Center

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

511

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● Pterodactyl Terrace, Left

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● Sacherer Cracker

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

307

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● West Buttress (pitch 1&2)

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches

● Lost in America

3. Southeast Face

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a A4 Trad, Aid 16 pitches

● East Buttress

4. E Buttress

484

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 9 pitches

● Ahab

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad

● Reeds Leads

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad

● The Slack, Left

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches

● Party Mix

1. Base Routes > Southeast Base

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad

● Muir Wall

2. Southwest Face

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C3- Trad, Aid 33 pitches

● Flight of the Albatross

2. Southwest Face

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A4 Trad, Aid 28 pitches

● Salathe (pitch 1)

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

266

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad

● La Arista

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Sport

● Jolly Roger

2. Southwest Face

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b A4+ R Trad, Aid 23 pitches

● The Slack Center

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 4 pitches

● Hardly Pinnacle

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad

● Sparkling Give-away

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Little John & La Cosita

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport

● Mark of Art

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad

● The Bluffer

1. Base Routes > Southeast Base

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad

● Anxiety with a view

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad, TR

● Short But Thin

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad

● La Escuela

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Slack to W Buttress

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches

● The Mountains are Calling

1. Base Routes > Southwest Base > Moby Dick & Pterodact…

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad

● Freeblast

2. Southwest Face

254

5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 10 pitches

● West Face

2. Southwest Face

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 20 pitches

● Freerider

2. Southwest Face

5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 Trad 30 pitches

● Golden Gate

2. Southwest Face

5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad 36 pitches

● Magic Mushroom

2. Southwest Face

5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a A3 Trad, Aid 31 pitches

● The Dawn Wall

3. Southeast Face

5.14c 8c+ 34 XI- 35 E9 7b Trad 32 pitches

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