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Blue Grama Cliff Rock Climbing

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	Unknown far left (AKA: Benny's Junk Yard) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Rt 1 T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Last Resort T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Left of 5.10 Flake T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unnamed 5.10 Flake T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hayley's Heyday T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dawn of an Age [Closure Advised] T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unnamed 9+ (aka Mexican Unicorn) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unnamed II (fingers through fists) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Formerly Aided (aka Juniper Twig) T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Unnamed 11 (shares BG anchor) T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Blue Grama T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Unnamed 10+ (steep thin hands dihedral to pod) T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unnamed 5.11- T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Petrelli Motors T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unnamed (far right side - big hands to OW bulge) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Moon Goddess Revenge T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c X
	Desert Siren (Tower) T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Cricket roof T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Description

Blue Gramma is more or less the first major cliff (for climbing) in Indian Creek. It doesn't see as much traffic as the "big name" cliffs, but many of the routes are only 50 feet high or so and there are a great many worthwhile 5.9 and 5.10 routes, most of them "unnamed". This was the first wall I visited on my first trip to Indian Creek and it was a perfect intro. In fact the first route I ever did at Indian Creek, an unnamed 5.9+, is still to my mind one of the best I've done. You don't need 8 of every friend size here!

Getting There

Since it receives less traffic, this crag is a bit harder to find. It's a mile or so before you get to Supercrack buttress, at a good pull-out on the right. Look for a series of clean but comparatively short dihedrals near to the road, maybe 2-3 miles after Newspaper Rock. The approach is quite short as there isn't much of a talus slope.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Blue Grama Cliff

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

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 285 ● Unnamed 9+ (aka Mexican Unicorn) Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 215 ● Petrelli Motors Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 146 ● Dawn of an Age [Closure Advised] Trad, TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 113 ● Unnamed II (fingers through fists) Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 82 ● Hayley's Heyday Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 60 ● Unnamed 5.10 Flake Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 71 ● Unnamed 10+ (steep thin hands di… Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 32 ● Left of 5.10 Flake Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 10 ● Unnamed 5.11- Trad, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 51 ● Formerly Aided (aka Juniper Twig) Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 165 ● Blue Grama Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 13 ● Desert Siren (Tower) Trad, Sport 2 pitches