Best 5.5 in the Country?
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I'm posting this topic to collect the best 5.5 climbs in the United States. I've only climbed this grade in the east so I'm counting on you west side folks to chime in! The date grade revisited. |
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In my own personal expeiences: |
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The Staircase in Elevenmile Canyon is often referred to as one of the best 5.5's around. Good climb. |
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Third Flatiron Regular Route, Boulder Colorado. 5.4. Screw your arbitrary rules and restrictions! |
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the upper exum, or cmc route on moran. |
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Right Parallel Space. Vedauwoo, Wyoming. Wear pants! |
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The best 5.5 that I have done is called "Right On" |
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The popular route, don't remember the name, on Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows. |
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A tad bit harder |
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Horseman at the Gunks is pretty cool for a short route. The Standard Route at Whitehorse is excellent. |
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I don't think the best 5.5 climb should be one for solid 5.8 climbers, but maybe I'm missing the point of the question. For true 5.5, I think Horseman at the Gunks can't be beat. If we're keeping to the date climb context, RMC would be an even better choice. That first belay is quite crowded and you two will be in forced close proximity. The climbing isn't bad either ;) |
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We all know that real climbing does not start until 5.10. By definition, all 5.5s are just gullies of choss that form weaknesses up crags, so they're all just terrible. |
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This post, like climbing, is all just for fun. The routes that are coming are great. I know for a fact that there are classic climbs in the lower grades. Lets also not forget our roots! Climbing started with these lower grades, so technical climbing starts at 5.0. |
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technical climbing starts at 5.0 like astrophysics started with geocentrism. |
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Alicia Sokolowski wrote:I don't think the best 5.5 climb should be one for solid 5.8 climbers, but maybe I'm missing the point of the question. For true 5.5, I think Horseman at the Gunks can't be beat. If we're keeping to the date climb context, RMC would be an even better choice. That first belay is quite crowded and you two will be in forced close proximity. The climbing isn't bad either ;)Horseman is cool but P1 of Bloody Bush is one of my favorite pitches. overhanging jug haul on 5.5 with tons of gear. |
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White maiden's walkway at Tahquitz. It's 5.4, but it is also 5 classic rope-stretcher pitches of great climbing. Probably should be able to lead 5.7 trad to give it a run. |
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Jake D. wrote: Horseman is cool but P1 of Bloody Bush is one of my favorite pitches. overhanging jug haul on 5.5 with tons of gear.+1 Jake, I totally forgot this gem! Love, love, love it!!!! Also, if you don't want to climb beyond the 5.5 cap, you can still finish this route via Rusty Trifle's last pitch. |
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Upper Exum |
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Guy H. wrote:Horseman at the Gunks is pretty cool for a short route. The Standard Route at Whitehorse is excellent.Horseman is an awkward pile. |
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JohnWesely wrote: Horseman is an awkward pile.HAHA that's what happens when you're too tall ;) how do you feel about Double Chin? |
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Knapsack Crack on Hogsback at Lovers Leap CA. |