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Elevation: 417 ft
GPS: 24.72939, 110.51779
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Shared By: Ryan Kelly on May 14, 2010
Admins: Dan Flynn, Nate Ball

Description Suggest change

A great place to spend a day or two, or more; The Egg is isolated from the circus in the Winebottle Area but has enough climbs to keep you busy for a few trips. The giant egg-shaped tower has exposed rock almost entirely around the circumference so you can pick your desired sun exposure to suit the temps. There are comfy ledges to hang out on, shade to be found, and the north and west faces have lines that are climbable in the rain. There heaps of climbs in a variety of climbing styles and grades, from 5.7 to 5.12, though most the notable lines are in the 10+/11 range.

Getting There Suggest change

From the "roundabout" which is now a 4-way intersection with stoplights, turn left, heading south from town. Continue on this road as it crosses over the river. At a fork in the road, turn left. Continue along for a short while until you see the tower of Grandfathered In on your right and a small street perpendicular to the road your are on. The road to White Mountain is just past this and turns off at a 45-degree angle. Turn off onto this perpendicular street, pass by a few houses, then follow the bend as it drops slightly downhill past ponds and fields, and into a dirt road. Follow the most obvious path towards the most obvious rock face, generally trending right. There are approaches for the East face (first wall you come to), the North face (trail is only slightly overgrown as of 09/2016), and the West face (also slightly overgrown). In order to reach the North-East face, continue along the North face through a cave-arch.

32 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Egg

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 7
Alice in Wonderland
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
All The Kings Horses
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Absent Friends
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Rooster Booster
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 7
Consolation Prize
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
Sha Bi Ab Bi
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
Poser's Lonely Reunion
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 12
Wonderful World
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 24
Hanging in the Balance
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
Duck
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 9
Chuck If You Want
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 4
Mr. Greenwood
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Alice in Wonderland N Face
 7
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
All The Kings Horses N Face
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Absent Friends North-E Face
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Rooster Booster N Face
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Consolation Prize N Face
 7
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Sha Bi Ab Bi North-E Face
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Poser's Lonely Reunion N Face
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Wonderful World North-E Face
 12
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Hanging in the Balance N Face
 24
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Duck North-E Face
 7
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Chuck If You Want N Face
 9
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Mr. Greenwood North-E Face
 4
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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