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The Tramway Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in The Tramway

Area 51/Deer Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Atlantis 0 / 0 / 0 / 120 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 120

Conquest Ridge 0 / 0 / 0 / 30 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Edge of Nowhere, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Flash Gordon Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 53 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 53

Grubbs Notch 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Icebergs, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 38 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 38

Kung Fu Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 44

Long Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 70 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 70

Shangri-La Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 192 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 192

Trailside Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 55

Undiscovered Country 0 / 0 / 0 / 47 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Year of the Cat Gully 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

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Access Issue: Remember to fill out a wilderness permit, even if climbing for the day! Details

Permits can be acquired at the ranger station on the way to the boulders from the upper Tramway station.

Description

The Tramway - so named due to most climbers using the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to reach this bouldering area. The granite boulders here are scattered not too far from the Tramway station near the peak of Mt San Jacinto. The climbing style can be best described as steep and featured.

Primarily a summer destination to escape the Southern California heat, the primary downside to this area is the cost.

The 2023 price of an adult ticket is $30.95 for the day and children aged 3 to 10 are $18.95 a day; parking is an additional $15 per vehicle.

Please remember to fill out a backcountry permit at the ranger station.
Free permits are available on the outside of the ranger station located at the bottom of the paved trail.

Getting There

The following is from the Aerial Tramway website:

Traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 exit Highway 111 to Palm Springs, travel 8 miles to the first signal and turn right at Tramway Road. The Valley Station is located approximately 4 miles up Tramway Road.
Traveling from San Diego take Interstate 15 North to Interstate 215 North to Highway 60 East to Interstate 10 East. Exit Highway 111 to Palm Springs. Turn right on Tramway Road. The Valley Station is located approximately 4 miles up Tramway Road.

Maps and directions are found on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway website hiking page.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Tramway

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0 4 PG13 106 ● Emerald City Boulder Shangri-La Valley > W Rim > Emerald City
V3- 6A PG13 74 ● White Flight Boulder Conquest Ridge > White Flight Boulder
V3 6A PG13 36 ● Tri-Nitro-Toulumne Boulder Shangri-La Valley > W Rim > Emerald City
V3 6A R 25 ● Feel's like a Virgin Boulder Shangri-La Valley > Shangri-La > Boulder Cluster
V4 6B 74 ● Standing on the Head of the Dragon Boulder Conquest Ridge > Dragon's Head
V4 6B 58 ● Sunshine Daydream (aka Yo Picasso) Boulder Area 51/Deer Ca… > Sunshine Daydream Bou…
V4 6B PG13 26 ● Illuminatrix Boulder Shangri-La Valley > Beach > Conspiracy Boulder
V5 6C 91 ● Dancing Queen (aka The Cube) Boulder Shangri-La Valley > Shangri-La > Abba Boulder (aka The…
V5 6C 87 ● Green Hornet Boulder Trailside Boulders > Mandala of Tram
V5 6C 61 ● The Swedge Boulder Shangri-La Valley > Dance Floor > Swedge Boulder
V5 6C 34 ● Right Gold Crack Boulder Shangri-La Valley > Shangri-La > Gold Crack Boulder/Wh…
V7 7A+ 30 ● My Infested Destiny Boulder Undiscovered Co… > My Infested Destiny B…
V8 7B 22 ● Gluttony Boulder Trailside Boulders > Gluttony Boulder
V9 7C 19 ● Vanishing Point Boulder Long Valley > Vanishing Point Boulder
V9 7C 18 ● Left Hand of Darkness Boulder Shangri-La Valley > … > Boardwalk Boulder > Boardwalk Boulder - N…