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Overview

For sheer variety of rock and stable weather it is hard to beat California as a climbing destination.

Want soaring granite? Head to Yosemite National Park. Want thousands of sport routes and world class bouldering? Head to the Buttermilks or Owens River Gorge on the East side of the Sierra. Looking for limitless climbing under a warm, desert sun, visit Joshua Tree.

Head West to find the goods.

California Regions
Submitted By: M.Morley on May 5, 2006

Major Destination Areas

Yosemite Valley

Classic Yosemite Valley view.
Submitted By: Adam Winters on May 7, 2007

Tuolumne Meadows

Tuolumne Meadows area and Tenaya Lake, from Olmstead Point, Yosemite NP
Submitted By: Adam Winters on May 7, 2007

Joshua Tree National Park

Joel wants to 'Sail Away'! <br /> <br />flickr.com/thedan86

Joel wants to 'Sail Away'!

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Submitted By: Dan.Heacock on Dec 19, 2009

Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks

Great photo by Damon Corso of Michael Reardon on the Pirate.
Submitted By: Bill Odenthal on Dec 17, 2008

Sierra Eastside

Josh Junkermeier, Big Chicken V4, Happy Boulders, Eastern Sierras.
Submitted By: mschiffhauer on Dec 28, 2009

The Needles

Unknown climber hiking the crux.
Submitted By: jason seaver on Sep 23, 2006

Lover's Leap

Joe L. coming up the wide crack section. <br /> <br />If you have a 5" shoulder, you can do it this way. <br />...The rest of us can't. :-| <br /> <br />July 2009

Joe L. coming up the wide crack section.

If you have a 5" shoulder, you can do it this way.
...The rest of us can't. :-|

July 2009
Submitted By: Aerili on Jul 20, 2009

High Sierra

Palisades from Dusy Basin. From left to right: Mt. Agassiz, Mt. Winchell, Thunderbolt Peak, Starlight Peak, North Palisade - July 2007
Submitted By: Misha Logvinov on Dec 27, 2007

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for California:

Midnight Lightning V8 Boulder Yosemite Valley Bouldering : Camp 4 Bouldering

Southeast Buttress 5.6 Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 700 feet, Grade II Tuolumne Meadows : Cathedral Peak

Snake Dike 5.7 R Trad, 8 pitches, 2000 feet, Grade III Yosemite Valley : Half Dome

Double Cross 5.7+ Trad, 1 pitch, 95 feet The Old Woman : The Old Woman - West Face

Sail Away 5.8- Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet Real Hidden Valley : Hidden Tower

Nutcracker 5.8 Trad, 5 pitches, 500 feet Yosemite Valley : Manure Pile Buttress (aka R...

Central Pillar of Frenzy 5.9 Trad, 5 pitches Yosemite Valley : Middle Cathedral Rock

Open Book 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 490 feet South Face : Open Book Area

Regular Route 5.9 Trad, 12 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III Tuolumne Meadows : Fairview Dome

Salathe Wall 5.9 C2 Trad, Aid, 35 pitches, 3500 feet, Grade VI Yosemite Valley : El Capitan

The Nose 5.9 C2 Trad, Aid, 31 pitches, 3000 feet, Grade VI Yosemite Valley : El Capitan

Sons of Yesterday 5.10a/b Trad, 6 pitches Yosemite Valley : Royal Arches

Royal Arches 5.10a/b Trad, 15 pitches Yosemite Valley : Royal Arches

Illusion Dweller 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Sentinel : The Sentinel - West Face

Serenity Crack 5.10d PG13 Trad, 3 pitches Yosemite Valley : Royal Arches

Positive Vibrations 5.11a Trad, Alpine, 12 pitches, 1200 feet, Grade IV High Sierra : Incredible Hulk

The Vampire 5.11a Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet West Face Bulge Routes : Upper Bulge Routes

Astroman 5.11c Trad, 10 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade IV Yosemite Valley : Washington Column

Separate Reality 5.12a Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet Yosemite Valley : Wildcat Falls & Above the C...

Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome 5.12a/b Trad, 23 pitches, 2200 feet, Grade VI Yosemite Valley : Half Dome

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Featured Route For California

Aqua Knobby 5.9 CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Pywiak Dome

First pitch is a nice warm up. The 2nd pitch is why this route is great. It starts steep and technical and stays that way for about 70 feet. There's a bolt about 2/3s up that is your pro for some thin slab moves. They called this R before, but with small cams and nuts, you can pro it just fine. Might be PG-13 to some, but for the area it's not. 3 pitch is a nice crack out. ...[more] Browse More Classics in CA

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High Sierra. Photo by Blitzo.	A dirtbag meets the squeeze.	BETA PHOTO: California Regions
The ghost town, Bodie. Photo by Blitzo.	Tufa Towers-Mono Lake. Photo by Blitzo.	Kirkwood Lake area. Photo by Blitzo.
Merced River Canyon, below El Portal, CA. Photo by...	Sunset storm, Colorado Desert, Southern California...	Echo Lake. Photo by Blitzo.
Death Valley-Spring. Photo by Blitzo.	Climbing in the Colorado/Sonoran Desert. Photo by ...	Bear Cub-Sequoia National Park. Photo by Blitzo.
Sequoia Forest-Sequoia N.P. Photo by Blitzo.	Forest-Sequoia N.P. Photo by Blitzo.	Boulder-Kings River. Photo by Blitzo.
Bristlecone Pine-White Mountains. Photo by Blitzo.	California Poppy-State Flower. Photo by Blitzo.	Morro Rock-Sequoia National Park. Photo by Blitzo.
Titus Canyon, Death Valley	The silky Eureka Dunes, Death Valley	Seasonal Mass Snake Migration in Sinks Canyon. Th...
A classic High Sierra dome, photo: Bob Horan.	Mt. Tom, Bishop area Sierras	Joshua Tree National Park
Sunset, Death Valley, NP	Crazy desert clouds, Death Valley, NP	Devil's Golf Course, Death Valley National Park. ...
The "Artist's Palette" formation, Death Valley NP.	Zabriski Point, Death Valley NP.	Granite Mountains. Photo by Blitzo.
Climber on Loose Lady, 5.10a Joshua Tree National ...	Joshua Tree	Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park	Try Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Stout. 10% ABV....	Try Torpedo. Photo by Blitzo.
Try the new 2010 Sierra Nevada Celebration Fresh H...	The old Celebration Ale.	Granite Mountains, Mojave Preserve.Photo by Blitz...
Indian Cove Campground, Joshua Tree NP	Buttermilk Road. Photo by Blitzo.	valhalla- kernville,ca
valhalla-kernville,ca theres climbs that start out...	Climbing magazine reader photo of the month winner...	Joshua Tree. Photo by Blitzo