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Classic Climbs for Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc.

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V3-4 6A+
 6
Crack to Face
Boulder
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 18
Claustrophobia Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 258
Tree Route
Trad 4 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 8
Right Crack
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 60
Charlatan Summit Spire (a.k.a. O…
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 8
Lichen it
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 11
Rusty Nail
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 9
Center Crack
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 10
[Redacted]
Trad 2 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 22
Dirty Dishes
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 8
Fishing for Holds
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 7
Kingfisher
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 12
Hop Matter
Sport
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c R
 19
Summer Sojourn
Trad 6 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 43
Magic Dragon
Trad 10 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 60
The Lieback
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 21
Chouinard Special
Trad, Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
[Redacted]
Trad 3 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
Seven Draws
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 7
Black Magic
Trad 10 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 11
Lagers With Laeger
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
IP Yay!
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 8
One Hundred Feet Of Feet
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 29
Left Crack
Trad 3 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
 225
White Punks on Dope
Trad 6 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 10
This Buds For You
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 174
Spooky
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 81
Innersanctum
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 80
Imaginary Voyage
Trad 4 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 33
South Face
Trad 8 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 8
Close To The Edge
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
Arête
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 14
Sunrise Service
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 397
Igor Unchained
Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 31
Yellow Brick Road
Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
 7
Cornflakes
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 8
Handycraft
TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 111
The Howling
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 302
Airy Interlude
Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 23
Love Potion No. 9
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 14
Phosphorescent Flow
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 128
Anti-Jello Crack
Trad 4 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 6
Broomsticks
Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 20
Witch Doctor
Trad 4 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 9
Black Rabbit
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
Slippery fish
Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 6
Pizzazz
Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 7
Fine Line
Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 9
Nowhere Man
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 277
Thin Ice
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 17
Ghostbumps
Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 14
Silver Threads
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 9
Blackey
Sport, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
I think I'll skip the roof.
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 10
Saucer Full of Secrets
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
Green New Deal
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 16
Windjammer
Trad 3 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 17
The Spell
Trad 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 150
Fancy Free
Trad 3 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 15
The Pit & The Pendulum
Trad 4 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 8
El Pescador
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 16
Red Mushrooms
Trad 3 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 13
Gemstone
Trad 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 6
Friction Brewing
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
 58
Spook Book
Trad 4 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 28
Gorilla Warfare
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 30
Tobin's Dihedral
Trad 3 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 6
Anxiety Attack
Trad 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 34
Lost at Sea
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 27
Initiation Crack
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 13
The Entity
Trad 4 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 9
Pinhead
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 8
Fish Ladder
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 7
Green Tide
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 21
Wailing Banshees
Trad 4 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 16
Between Nothingness and Eternity
Sport 3 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 32
Ice Pirates
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 108
The Don Juan Wall
Trad 5 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 11
The Raven
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 8
Just Barely
Trad, Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
Overflow
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 9
Terrorvision
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
Liquid Jesus
Sport, Alpine
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 55
Tradewinds
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 8
Planet Waves
Trad 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 7
The Light Side
Trad 2 pitches
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
 113
Atlantis
Trad 4 pitches
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 15
Vicious
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 22
The Emperor (aka Pea Soup)
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
 45
Ankles Away
Trad 2 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
 18
Pegleg
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
 8
Duty Now for the Future
Trad 2 pitches
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 31
Scirocco
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a PG13
 9
Sea of Tranquility
Trad 5 pitches
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 8
Pins and Needles
Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
 19
Davy Jones' Locker
Trad 2 pitches
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 37
Romantic Warrior
Trad 9 pitches
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
 6
The Nautilus
Trad 3 pitches
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 8
The Titanic
Trad
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c PG13
 10
Pyromania
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Crack to Face Boulder Gulch > Backside Boulder
 6
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
Claustrophobia Crack Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 18
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 2 pitches
Tree Route Dome Rock
 258
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches
Right Crack Lower Kern Rive… > Rdside Crag
 8
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Charlatan Summit Spire (a.k… Needles > Charlatan
 60
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Lichen it Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 8
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Rusty Nail New Directions > New Directions Cliff
 11
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Sport
Center Crack Lower Kern Rive… > Rdside Crag
 9
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
[Redacted] New Directions > Rusty Nail Area
 10
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Dirty Dishes Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 22
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Fishing for Holds Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 8
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Kingfisher Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 7
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Hop Matter Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 12
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Summer Sojourn Needles > Voodoo Dome
 19
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c R Trad 6 pitches
Magic Dragon Needles > Magician
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 10 pitches
The Lieback Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 60
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Chouinard Special Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 21
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport
[Redacted] Dome Rock
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
Seven Draws New Directions > Rusty Nail Area
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Black Magic Needles > Magician
 7
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 10 pitches
Lagers With Laeger Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 11
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
IP Yay! Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
One Hundred Feet Of Feet Sherman Pass Rd > Trout Rock
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Left Crack Dome Rock
 29
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
White Punks on Dope Needles > Voodoo Dome
 225
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 6 pitches
This Buds For You Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 10
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
Spooky Needles > Charlatan
 174
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Innersanctum Needles > Witch
 81
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
Imaginary Voyage Needles > Warlock
 80
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
South Face Needles > Warlock
 33
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad 8 pitches
Close To The Edge Dome Rock
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Arête Lower Kern Rive… > Rdside Crag
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Sunrise Service New Directions > Heart Rock
 14
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Igor Unchained Needles > Witch
 397
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Yellow Brick Road Needles > Wizard
 31
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Cornflakes Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 7
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X Trad, TR
Handycraft Dome Rock
 8
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a TR
The Howling Needles > Warlock
 111
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Airy Interlude Needles > Witch
 302
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Love Potion No. 9 Needles > Sorcerer's Apprentice
 23
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Phosphorescent Flow Needles > Witch
 14
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad
Anti-Jello Crack Dome Rock
 128
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches
Broomsticks Needles > Sorcerer's Apprentice
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad 3 pitches
Witch Doctor Needles > Witch
 20
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches
Black Rabbit Needles > Necromancer Needle
 9
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Slippery fish Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Pizzazz Needles > Witch
 6
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad
Fine Line Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 7
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
Nowhere Man New Directions > Nowhere Man
 9
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Thin Ice Needles > Sorcerer
 277
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
Ghostbumps Needles > Warlock
 17
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Silver Threads Needles > Necromancer Needle
 14
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
Blackey Lower Kern Rive… > Rdside Crag
 9
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
I think I'll skip the roof. New Directions > Globule
 6
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Saucer Full of Secrets Dome Rock
 10
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
Green New Deal Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 10
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Windjammer Dome Rock
 16
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches
The Spell Needles > Warlock
 17
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Fancy Free Needles > Charlatan
 150
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
The Pit & The Pendulum Needles > Witch
 15
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
El Pescador Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 8
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Red Mushrooms Dome Rock
 16
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
Gemstone Needles > Charlatan
 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Friction Brewing Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 6
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Spook Book Needles > Witch
 58
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R Trad 4 pitches
Gorilla Warfare Needles > Witch
 28
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Tobin's Dihedral Dome Rock
 30
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches
Anxiety Attack New Directions > Rusty Nail Area
 6
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
Lost at Sea Needles > Sorcerer
 34
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Initiation Crack Kernville Rock (a.k.a…
 27
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
The Entity Needles > Witch
 13
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad 4 pitches
Pinhead Needles > Sorcerer
 9
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Fish Ladder Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 8
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Green Tide Needles > Witch
 7
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Wailing Banshees Needles > Sorcerer
 21
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad 4 pitches
Between Nothingness and Ete… Dome Rock
 16
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Sport 3 pitches
Ice Pirates Needles > Sorcerer
 32
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
The Don Juan Wall Needles > Sorcerer
 108
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
The Raven Needles > Sorcerer
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Just Barely Dome Rock
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad, Sport
Overflow Sherman Pass Rd > Fish Creek Rock
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Terrorvision Needles > Witch
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad
Liquid Jesus Domeland Wilder… > Church Domes > Rock of Ages
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport, Alpine
Tradewinds Needles > Sorcerer
 55
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Planet Waves Needles > Warlock
 8
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
The Light Side Needles > Voodoo Dome
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Atlantis Needles > Sorcerer
 113
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad 4 pitches
Vicious Dome Rock
 15
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
The Emperor (aka Pea Soup) Needles > Voodoo Dome
 22
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Ankles Away Needles > Witch
 45
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Pegleg Needles > Witch
 18
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad
Duty Now for the Future Needles > Sorcerer
 8
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Scirocco Needles > Sorcerer
 31
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Sea of Tranquility Needles > Warlock
 9
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a PG13 Trad 5 pitches
Pins and Needles Needles > Charlatan
 8
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Trad
Davy Jones' Locker Needles > Sorcerer
 19
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Romantic Warrior Needles > Warlock
 37
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad 9 pitches
The Nautilus Needles > Witch
 6
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
The Titanic Needles > Warlock
 8
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Pyromania Needles > Fire Wall
 10
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c PG13 Trad

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