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Carson Pass Highway (88) Climbing

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Areas in Carson Pass Highway (88)

Calaveras Domes 59 / 8 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 67

Caples Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Crater Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Dispersed Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Kirkwood Lake Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Lake Margaret 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Maiden's Grave 3 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Meiss Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mokelumne Wilderness 8 / 8 / 5 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 23

Pickett's Junction boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Silver Lake 28 / 17 / 33 / 56 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 106

Spot, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Tanglefoot Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Upper Bear River Reservoir 4 / 3 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Whale Shark boulder 0 / 1 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Woodfords Canyon 134 / 22 / 12 / 27 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 183

Woods Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

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Description

The idea for this grouping was inspired by the Climb Highway 88 website.

Some of the better loved spots along 88 are Cal Domes for tall multi pitch lines, Silver Lake for topropes, Woodfords Canyon for a concentrated variety of routes, and Bear River Reservoir for obscure wilderness rock.

Getting There

California State Route 88 connects Stockton, California to the Nevada border near Minden. It's called the Carson Pass Highway because it crosses that impressive gap at its high point. That same high section closes it to through drives each winter.

State Road 88 conditions at Caltrans.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Carson Pass Highway (88)

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

V8 7B 27 ● Amazing Gift Boulder Woods Lake > Amazing Gift Boulder
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 54 ● Old Camp Dihedral Trad, TR Silver Lake > Old Camp Bluff
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 104 ● The Perfect Lie Back Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 6 - Liebacks Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 84 ● Sands of Time Trad 6 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 1. Northeast Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 61 ● I Be Jammin' Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 4 - Second Alcove
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 61 ● Neutron Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > High Energy Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 54 ● Cat Scratch Fever Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 1 - Books Area
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 42 ● Meat Lover Crack AKA Bat Crack Trad, TR Silver Lake > Old Camp Bluff
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 130 ● One Of These Days Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > One Of These Days But…
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 103 ● Wall of the Worlds Trad 9 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 2. Central Dome
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 31 ● Sun Wall Left Trad, TR Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 8 - Sun Wall Area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 35 ● O.U.L.D. Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 4 - Second Alcove
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 39 ● Proton Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > High Energy Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 55 ● Silk Road (High Times) Trad 14 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 1. Northeast Face
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 26 ● Livin' A Dream Sport Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > One Of These Days But…