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Elevation: 2,913 ft
GPS: 43.53485, -116.08234
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Car Body Canyon is located on the north side of the river. The west side of Car Body Canyon contains many fine sport and trad routes and gets morning sun/afternoon shade.

Getting There Suggest change

After turning around at the Sandy Point Beach turnoff the pullout for Car Body Canyon is located 1.2 miles back. The short approach follows a good trail to the base of the cliff and takes about 5 minutes or less. Pullout for East/West Car Body Canyon is at 43.533925, -116.082616

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Car Body Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 17
Barry, Barry
Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 27
Constant Current
Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 49
Dawn Patrol
Sport, Alpine
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 36
The Flying Circus
Trad, Alpine
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 21
Ohm's Law
Trad, Alpine
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 28
Crunchy Frogs
Trad, Sport, Alpine
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 24
Excalibur
Trad, Sport, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Lizard Breath
Sport, Alpine
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 40
Pabst Smear
Trad, Sport, Alpine
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
Velcro Fly
Trad, Alpine
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 30
Circuit Breaker
Sport, Alpine
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 26
Thursday Knights
Sport, Alpine
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 18
The Throb
Trad, Sport, Alpine
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 15
Pictures of Lily
Sport, Alpine
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 7
Nemesis
Trad, TR, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Barry, Barry
 17
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Constant Current
 27
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Dawn Patrol
 49
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine
The Flying Circus
 36
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Alpine
Ohm's Law
 21
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine
Crunchy Frogs
 28
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Sport, Alpine
Excalibur
 24
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, Sport, Alpine
Lizard Breath
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, Alpine
Pabst Smear
 40
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport, Alpine
Velcro Fly
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine
Circuit Breaker
 30
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
Thursday Knights
 26
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, Alpine
The Throb
 18
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport, Alpine
Pictures of Lily
 15
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport, Alpine
Nemesis
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad, TR, Alpine
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