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Washington Column Rock Climbing

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Routes in I. Washington Column

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	Direct Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Nowhere Man T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Southern Man T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a C2
	South Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1
	Skull Queen T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2
	Power Failure T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Re-Animator, The 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+
	Jo Jo T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Prow, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2
	Ten Days After T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3
	Electric Ladyland 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3+
	Afroman T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A3+
	Pitch to Nowhere T A3
	Astroman T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mideast Crisis T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A2
	History of the Future T A3

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Description

Washington Column stands at the eastern end of the Valley, on the north side. Supposedly, it was so named because from some point of view, the rock appears to look like the Washington Monument?

The most popular routes on this formation are the South Face (5.7 A1), many climber's first-time big wall, and Astroman (5.11c), the world-famous free route on the east face. In recent years, other routes like Skull Queen (5.8 C2) have gained in popularity.

Getting There

The Column is found on the east end of the Valley, just east of the Ahwahnee Hotel. It used to be you could park at the Ahwahnee and hoof over to the Column on the bike path, but I've heard recently that you can't park there anymore (permit req'd?). Maybe someone can post up the current beta...

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Classic Climbing Routes at Washington Column

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C1 421 ● South Face Trad, Aid 11 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 53 ● Skull Queen Trad, Aid 12 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 183 ● The Prow Trad, Aid 12 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A2 8 ● Mideast Crisis Trad, Aid 13 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C3 11 ● Ten Days After Trad, Aid 13 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a C2 15 ● Southern Man Trad, Aid 8 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 103 ● Jo Jo Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 219 ● Astroman Trad 10 pitches