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Paul's Paradise Rock Climbing

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Areas in Paul's Paradise

Burnt Penis, The 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Champagne Tower 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hillbilly Pillar 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Paul's Backyard 4 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Poodle Wall, The 2 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

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Elevation:	4,663 ft
GPS:	36.60437, -118.1248 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is the next area one comes to after The Shark's Fin on the west of Movie Road.
On the left of the road into Cattle Pocket is a small pinnacle with a short wall behind with a thin crack. This is Paul's Backyard.

Getting There

A short distance up the road from The Shark's Fin, the road makes a "Y". Keep left at this "Y", then take the next left heading west.
This area is the first one on the left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Paul's Paradise

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 88 ● Sweet Pete Sport Paul's Backyard
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 26 ● Bittersweet Feet Sport Paul's Backyard
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 51 ● The Burnt Penis Sport Burnt Penis
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 67 ● De Ham Bone Sport Paul's Backyard
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 24 ● Yaum Sport Hillbilly Pillar
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 73 ● Ted Shred Trad Paul's Backyard
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 41 ● North Face Sport Paul's Backyard
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 59 ● Paul's Paradise Sport Paul's Backyard
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 26 ● Locked and Loaded Sport Paul's Backyard
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 21 ● The Poodle Chews It Sport Poodle Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 30 ● Everyone Loves a Maryland Girl Sport Hillbilly Pillar
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 29 ● Gun Rail Sport Paul's Backyard
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 29 ● Cornfed Sport Hillbilly Pillar
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 39 ● Top Gun Sport Paul's Backyard
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 8 ● Hillbilly Sport Hillbilly Pillar