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Frustration Creek Rock Climbing

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Areas in Frustration Creek

Headwall, The 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Lower Tier 3 / 26 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Middle Tier 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Overhead Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Upper Tier 0 / 29 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 29

Water Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Elevation:	4,875 ft	1,486 m
GPS:	34.10209, -116.96497 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Frustration Creek is a beautiful and rocky slot canyon right off Highway 38 featuring steep sport climbing on featured granite and a seasonal waterfall.

Climbing is possible all year long owing to the elevation and sun/shade possibilities but spring through fall is the most popular time to climb.

Accessing the Middle and Upper Tiers requires some scrambling and easy climbing up a rock step and is not advisable for young children or pets.

The Lower Tier of the area offers a nice selection of routes from 5.2 - 5.13a with many of the routes 5.11 and under.
The Middle Tier features routes from 5.4 - 5.10c.
The Upper Tier of Frustration creek has numerous routes from 5.7 - 5.14a with many 5.13 routes.

Getting There

Drive Hwy 38 past the turnoff for Forest Falls, located at a sharp bend in the road, and continue another 0.5 miles to a large paved turnout across the highway from Frustration Creek.

Cross the highway carefully and follow a trail down to reach the Lower Tier; the approach takes about a minute.

85 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Frustration Creek

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 47 ● Hippie Girls Sport Upper Tier
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 64 ● The Fourth Wise Man Sport Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 73 ● Good Girls Sport Upper Tier
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 67 ● The Dead Terrorist Sport 2 pitches Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 73 ● Super Soul Slab Sport 3 pitches Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 34 ● 90's Chick Sport Middle Tier > Middle Tier (Right Side)
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 74 ● King Under the Mountain Sport Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 49 ● Unnatural Act Sport Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 53 ● The Expedition Sport Lower Tier > Lower Tier (Left Side)
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 79 ● Delusions Sport Upper Tier
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 13 ● Lightning Strike Sport Headwall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 41 ● Groove Dynamics Sport Upper Tier
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 5 ● Taxidermy Sport Upper Tier
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 7 ● Fuel Injected Sport Upper Tier
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 6 ● Liquid Gold Sport Upper Tier