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Classic Climbs for Central Valley

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

5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
 14
A Guide to Ragged (1964)
Trad, TR
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 118
Wiessner Slab
Trad
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 60
Main Street
Trad
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 52
Knight's Move
Trad
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 93
First Crack
Trad
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 19
End Run
Trad 2 pitches
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 75
Ancient Way
Trad
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 33
Right Wing
Trad
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 28
Casual Corner
Trad, TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 16
Solidarity
Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 65
Golden Book
Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 115
Wet Wall
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
 7
Wetwall Wetlock Variation
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 34
Hemlock Groove
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 24
Sixth Sense
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
Midsummers Day Dream
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 57
Second Crack
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 30
Rat Crack
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 26
Franny and Zooey
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 25
Night shift
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 25
Locomotive Breath
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 33
A-Frame
Trad, TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 34
Symbiotic Seven
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 43
Cemetary Vault
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 56
Tower Crack
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 24
Knight's Gambit
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 28
Juniper Wall
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 67
Third Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 107
Carey Corner
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 156
Broadway
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 107
Pegasus
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 94
Wiessner Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 20
Owl Perch
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
Deception
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 21
Bushy Groove
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 81
Emerald City
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 84
Zambezi Hatchet Head
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 13
Pieces of Eight
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
Black Corner
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 8
Great Expectations
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
Twister
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 17
Out On A Limb
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 91
Vector
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 11
North End
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 20
Bombay
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 28
Saturday Night Special
Trad, TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 12
Downcast
Trad, TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 16
Marlinspike
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
Rising Sun
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
 22
Mossad
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 20
Arrowhead
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R
 18
Lost World
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c X
 29
Sunshine
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 16
Slip Knot
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 97
YMC Route
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 38
Thor's Hammer
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 38
Kor Crack
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 18
Realm of the Senses
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 31
White Fandango
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 18
Squirrel Cage
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
Reflections of Fall
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 17
Tiptoe
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X
 5
Top Heavy
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
Unnamed 5.9
Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Fool's Mate
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 118
Unconquerable Crack
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
 20
Cat-o-Nine-Tails
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 7
Dream Weaver
Trad, TR
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 17
Bleu Cheese
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 22
Netherlands
TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
Down-to-Earth
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V1+ 5
 5
Slingshot
Trad, TR, Boulder
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 43
Mind Bender Direct
Trad, TR
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 15
Vanishing Point
Trad, TR
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 8
Feline
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 36
Posie's Porpoise
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 43
Cat Crack
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 18
Millions of Dead Dogs
TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 18
The Entertainer
Trad, TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 22
Aid Crack
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 32
Chosstacular
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 15
Ragged Edge
TR
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 14
Jaguar
TR
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 6
Rite of Spring
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 12
Sickle
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 45
Subline
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 4
Thunder Bolt Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 42
Garbajistan
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 25
Dol Guldur
Trad, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 8
Superstructure
TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 8
Cygnus X-1
TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
Optimus Prime
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 8
Burnt Beyond Recognition (Mixed)
Trad, Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 6
Imperial Wizard
TR
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 35
My Ovaries Killing Me!
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 21
Double Check
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 22
Chubby Chaser
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 15
Natural Born Salmon Killer
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 5
Volcanic Eruption
TR
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
The Color of Aluminum
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
A Guide to Ragged (1964) Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 14
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c Trad, TR
Wiessner Slab Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 118
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Trad
Main Street Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 60
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
Knight's Move Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 52
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
First Crack Pinnacle Rock > Cracked Wall
 93
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
End Run Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 19
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 2 pitches
Ancient Way Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 75
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad
Right Wing Pinnacle Rock > Right Wing Wall
 33
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad
Casual Corner Pinnacle Rock > Entertainer Wall
 28
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR
Solidarity Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 16
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad, TR
Golden Book Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 65
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Wet Wall Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 115
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Wetwall Wetlock Variation Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 7
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad
Hemlock Groove Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 34
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Sixth Sense Pinnacle Rock > Cracked Wall
 24
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
Midsummers Day Dream E Peak > Alcove
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Second Crack Pinnacle Rock > Cracked Wall
 57
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad, TR
Rat Crack E Peak > Amphitheater
 30
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Franny and Zooey Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 26
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Night shift Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 25
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Locomotive Breath Pinnacle Rock > Dream Weaver Wall
 25
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
A-Frame Pinnacle Rock > A-Frame Wall
 33
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
Symbiotic Seven Bear Rock
 34
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Cemetary Vault Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 43
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Tower Crack Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 56
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Knight's Gambit Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 24
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Juniper Wall Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 28
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Third Crack Pinnacle Rock > Cracked Wall
 67
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Carey Corner Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 107
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Broadway Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 156
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Pegasus Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 107
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Wiessner Crack Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 94
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Owl Perch Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 20
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Deception Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Bushy Groove Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 21
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Emerald City Pinnacle Rock > Emerald City Slab
 81
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Zambezi Hatchet Head Pinnacle Rock > Right Wing Wall
 84
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Pieces of Eight Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 13
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Black Corner E Peak > Amphitheater
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Great Expectations Pinnacle Rock > Dream Weaver Wall
 8
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad, TR
Twister Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Out On A Limb Short Mountain > Winter Wall
 17
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Vector Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 91
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
North End Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 11
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Bombay Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 20
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Saturday Night Special Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 28
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad, TR
Downcast E Peak > Dihedral Section
 12
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Marlinspike Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 16
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Rising Sun Bradley Mountain > 2 Sunrise Rock
 4
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Mossad Pinnacle Rock > A-Frame Wall
 22
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R Trad, TR
Arrowhead Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 20
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Lost World Pinnacle Rock > Right Wing Wall
 18
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c R Trad, TR
Sunshine Pinnacle Rock > Entertainer Wall
 29
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c X Trad, TR
Slip Knot Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 16
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad
YMC Route Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 97
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Thor's Hammer E Peak > Merimere Face
 38
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Kor Crack Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 38
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Realm of the Senses Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 18
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
White Fandango Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 31
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Squirrel Cage E Peak > Amphitheater
 18
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Reflections of Fall E Peak > Fall Wall
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Tiptoe Pinnacle Rock > Dream Weaver Wall
 17
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad, TR
Top Heavy Rattlesnake Mou… > Green Wall
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a X Trad, TR
Unnamed 5.9 Bradley Mountain > Firewall > Sport Routes
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
Fool's Mate Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Unconquerable Crack Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 118
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Cat-o-Nine-Tails Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 20
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R Trad
Dream Weaver Pinnacle Rock > Dream Weaver Wall
 7
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Trad, TR
Bleu Cheese Rattlesnake Mou… > Green Wall
 17
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Trad, TR
Netherlands Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 22
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R TR
Down-to-Earth Rattlesnake Mou… > Rattlesnake Cliff
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Slingshot Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 5
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V1+ 5 Trad, TR, Boulder
Mind Bender Direct Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 43
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, TR
Vanishing Point Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 15
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Feline Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 8
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Posie's Porpoise Bear Rock
 36
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Cat Crack E Peak > Amphitheater
 43
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Millions of Dead Dogs Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 18
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b TR
The Entertainer Pinnacle Rock > Entertainer Wall
 18
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad, TR
Aid Crack Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 22
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Chosstacular Bear Rock
 32
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Ragged Edge Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 15
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b TR
Jaguar Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 14
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b TR
Rite of Spring E Peak > Rite of Spring
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Sickle E Peak > Amphitheater
 12
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Subline Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 45
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Thunder Bolt Crack E Peak > Merimere Face
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Garbajistan Bear Rock
 42
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Dol Guldur E Peak > Amphitheater
 25
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad, TR
Superstructure E Peak > Amphitheater
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R TR
Cygnus X-1 Ragged Mountain > Main Cliff
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c TR
Optimus Prime Bradley Mountain > Firewall > Sport Routes
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Burnt Beyond Recognition (M… Bradley Mountain > Firewall > Sport Routes
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport
Imperial Wizard Cathole Mountain > Main Walls
 6
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a TR
My Ovaries Killing Me! Bear Rock
 35
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Double Check Bear Rock
 21
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Chubby Chaser Bear Rock
 22
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Natural Born Salmon Killer Bear Rock
 15
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Volcanic Eruption E Peak > Amphitheater
 5
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b TR
The Color of Aluminum Bear Rock
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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