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OverviewFor sheer variety of rock and stable weather it is hard to beat California as a climbing destination. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for California:
Midnight Lightning V8 Boulder Yosemite Valley : 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, 100 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
Regular Route 5.9 Trad, 12 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III Tuolumne Meadows : Fairview Dome
Open Book 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 490 feet South Face : Open Book Area
Mithril Dihedral 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III High Sierra : Mt. Russell
The Nose 5.9 C2 Trad, Aid, Grade VI Yosemite Valley : El Capitan
Sons of Yesterday 5.10a/b Trad, 6 pitches Yosemite Valley : Royal Arches
East Buttress 5.10b Trad, 9 pitches, 1200 feet Yosemite Valley : El Capitan
Illusion Dweller 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Real Hidden Valley : The Sentinel
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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Pow Pow V7 CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Pow Pow Area
Start either sitting or standing and reach out the overhang to do the standard cross-over/under sequence, et al. Harder if you're shorter. Requires core. Really fun. Git 'er done! ...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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