Sport or trad. At least six pitches, but doable in a day. No grade VI wall stuff. What are they? So far I am thinking Astroman for 5.11 and Moonlight Buttress for 5.12. What else?

Anything on The Hulk. Maybe the Diamond as well.

Hard to narrow down to three. Rainbow Wall in RR, Grand Wall in Squish, and Sendero Luminoso in Mex would be up there.

Tague Yer Time, Black Canyon should definitely be on the list.

Levitation 29

Freeway in Squamish

University wall to the roman chimneys (squamish) has gotta be on the list. The steepness of the first two pitches is mind blowing and the rock quality is outstanding, I haven't been up the chimneys yet but the look amazing in photos and follow the natural weakness up the left side of the grandwall

The Rostrum, Yosemite

Naked Edge, Eldo

D11, the Diamond

gotta be something from the Needles right? some might be a bit less than 6 pitches though.

www.mountainproject.com/images/12/2/106631202_large_93619e.j>>>

thats the best 5.11 Ive climbed

I've mainly climbed on the West Coast so I'd say:

Rainbow Wall
The Rostrum
Positive Vibrations

I put togeather a bunch of beta for most of the long routes I've done in the 5.11 and 5.12 range:

www.dreaminvertical.com/2013/02/magnificent-multi-pitches/

The blog post has more beta versus quality info but there are links to a ton of trip reports.

I think that all of the routes in the post are awesome. Here is a list in "difficulty" order.

•Free-rider – 5.13-, El Capitan – Yosemite, CA
•Regular NW Face – 5.12, Half Dome – Yosemite, CA
•Sheer Lunacy – 5.12+, Zion, UT
•Astroman – 5.11+, Washington Column – Yosemite, CA
•Original Route – 5.12-, Rainbow Wall Red Rock, NV
•Chouinard-Herbert – 5.11+, Sentinel Rock- Yosemite, CA
•Hotline – 5.12, Elephant Rock – Yosemite, CA
•Tradewinds – 5.12-, Incredible Hulk – High Sierra, CA
•Free Blast – 5.11, El Capitan – Yosemite, CA
•Astro-Hulk – 5.11, Incredible Hulk – High Sierra, CA
•North Face- 5.11+, Rostrum – Yosemite, CA
•Cloud Tower – 5.12- Red Rock, NV
•Positive Vibrations – 5.11-, Incredible Hulk- High Sierra, CA
•Levitation 29 – 5.11+ Red Rock, NV

My favorite from last year was The Flying Buttress out on Merriam Peak. Four high quality pitches of 5.11 in the backcountry.

FreeBlast is up to 11+ ? it was easier at 11a

Romantic Warrior- needles

Autobahn- half Dome

Lab Wall Direct- cannon, nh

How about this, what is the best 5.11 and 5.12 multi-pitch crack lines out there? So Astroman and the Rostrum for sure. What else?

How about a little South Platte love? Childhoods End on Big Rock is as good as they come.

Right. 5.11 for the Freeblast. I am just bad at slabs. I've done done all pitches clean on "harder" routes but still need to send those two free-blast slabs. Soon!

I hear some good things about cracks out at Calaveres Dome.

Check out this TR from Supertopo:

www.supertopo.com/tr/Silk-Road-to-the-Karakoram-Highway-a-Ca>>>

- Luke

A few more routes that I have not been on, but surely most deserve a place on the list, are:

Primrose Dihedrals (5.11+)
University Wall (5.12-)
The Northern Lights (5.12-) (the latter two since we hav alreayd let Canada join the list.

It'd be a crime to not include the Grand Wall in Squamish.

Im surprised nobody has mentioned the West Face of El Cap. Definitely ranks up there in my top 11s and can pretty easily be done in a day (although I slept on thanksgiving ledge for fun). I also thought sunspot was better than positive vibes on the hulk. Grand wall was not nearly as good as freeway in Squamish, not even as good as Alaskan highway which would be awesome and rank up there as one one of the best if linked into the Calling. Oh Squamish. Good call on Silk Road to Karakoram, the road almost makes the list as is... can't wait to do that link.

Still waiting for a second.....

One can do the climb in a day....


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Having done Freeblast and the West Face of the Captain are good routes, I can say they're good routes, but they don't seem to be mentioned in the same category as things such as The Rostrum or Astroman (which sadly, I have not climbed). The West Face does have terrific variety, good length and, heh, it is the Captain. I found Freeblast fun but not that involving. I'm kind of surprised by all the positive press it gets.

I suppose you could toss Romantic Warrior (.12b) in there. Hard to beat the Needles, though most of the routes aren't over 6 pitches and so wouldn't qualify under the OP's checklist.

To Clay Meier:
What climb is that? Somewhere near Moab I assume but a bit more beta? I am heading out there soon and think I'd like to hop on that!
Cheers

5.11 JulesVerne-Leenes Dream-Naked Edge link up in Eldorado Canyon CO

Gotta agree with fatdad- West face is really good, but it's no Rostrum/Asroman/ etc

primrose is on Moses.. you must do the original 11+ start.. god-hard it's maybe done in 4-5 pitches now ?