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Classic Climbs for Cathedral Spires Area

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All Routes Trad Sport Boulder Ice / Mixed
V5 6C
 7
● Counting Sheep
Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Counting Sheep Boulder
V5+ 6C+
 8
● The Spire
Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Spire
V6-7 7A+
 6
● Fox in the Henhouse
Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Counting Sheep Boulder
V7 7A+
 6
● Lefthand of Darkness Stand
Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Lefthand Boulder
V9+ 7C
 4
● Lefthand of Darkness
Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Lefthand Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
● Ellingwood Chimney
Trad 2 pitches
Bishop
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 6
● Arching Way
Trad 2 pitches
Little Dome
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 49
● Bishop Jaggers
Trad 4 pitches
Dome
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 29
● Hand Job Direct
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 44
● Gonzo's Lament
Trad 4 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 26
● Muddy Past
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
● Motor Breath
Trad, Sport
Little Dome
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 500
● Center Route
Trad 3 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 12
● Hand Job (aka West Face)
Trad 3 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 6
● Twist O' Flex
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 107
● Turkey Foot Crack
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 17
● Bolts to Somewhere
Trad
Dome
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 15
● Connections
Trad, Sport
Dome
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
● Rip Van Winkle
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
● Original Sin
Trad
Little Dome
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
● Moot Point
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
● Jo Bubba
Sport
Snake Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
● Dance of Chance
Trad 6 pitches
Block Tower
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 26
● Center Route P3 Variation
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 10
● Rubber Ducky
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
● Hurt Dance
Trad
Block Tower
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 5
● Pornographic Motions
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Dome
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 23
● Wear Cattle
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
● Dire Straits
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Dome
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
● Dos Equis
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Dome
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 31
● Buckshot
Trad 3 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 23
● Fallen Angels
Trad 2 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 51
● Deception Past
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 87
● Topographical Oceans
Trad 4 pitches
Dome
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 5
● The Meat Cleaver
Trad 3 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 6
● Keep on Slabbin' in the Free World
Sport 2 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
● The Maelstrom
Trad
Poe Buttress
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
● Bishop Offwidth
Trad
Bishop
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 9
● Sea Of Holes
Trad
Dome
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
● Monkey in the Forest
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R
 71
● Standard Route
Trad 5 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 28
● Astro Turkey
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 36
● Class Act
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 40
● Turf Spreader
Trad 3 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 11
● Edge of Fright
Trad 2 pitches
Poe Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 13
● Queer Bait
Trad 5 pitches
Block Tower
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2-3 5+
 7
● The Black Ark
Trad, Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Aircraft Carrier Boulder
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 20
● Equinox
Trad 4 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 8
● Promised Road
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 15
● Craftwork
Trad
Bishop
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
 10
● Rising Crescendo or Serpentine C…
Trad 3 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a C0
 228
● Wunsch's Dihedral
Trad, Aid 4 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 43
● Mississippi Half-Step
Trad 2 pitches
Poe Buttress
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 22
● Don't Mess with My Thing
Sport
Sunshine Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
● Everything Just Feels Like Rain
Sport
Sunshine Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 10
● Bad Ju-Ju Roof
Trad
Miscellaneous Crags
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
● Uptown Toodeloo
Trad 2 pitches
Poe Buttress
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 37
● Bishop Crack
Trad
Bishop
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 15
● Arch Nemesis
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 18
● Far Reaches
Trad
Sunshine Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
● Brothers in Arms
Trad
Poe Buttress
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 4
● Foxton Shuffle
Sport 2 pitches
Sunshine Wall
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b V7 7A+
 7
● Out of the Blue
Trad, Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > Aircraft Carrier Boulder
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 10
● Buffaloes in Space
Trad
Cynical Pinnacle
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 4
● Only the Lonely
Sport 5 pitches
Cynical Pinnacle
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a V9-10 7C+
 7
● Purity Ring
Trad, Boulder
Cathedral Spire… > S Park
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Counting Sheep Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Counting Sheep Boulder
 7
V5 6C Boulder
● The Spire Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Spire
 8
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
● Fox in the Henhouse Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Counting Sheep Boulder
 6
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
● Lefthand of Darkness Stand Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Lefthand Boulder
 6
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Lefthand of Darkness Cathedral Spire… > Sunshine Wall T… > Lefthand Boulder
 4
V9+ 7C Boulder
● Ellingwood Chimney Bishop
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Arching Way Little Dome
 6
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
● Bishop Jaggers Dome
 49
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
● Hand Job Direct Cynical Pinnacle
 29
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Gonzo's Lament Sunshine Wall
 44
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
● Muddy Past Sunshine Wall
 26
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Motor Breath Little Dome
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
● Center Route Cynical Pinnacle
 500
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Hand Job (aka West Face) Cynical Pinnacle
 12
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
● Twist O' Flex Cynical Pinnacle
 6
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Turkey Foot Crack Sunshine Wall
 107
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Bolts to Somewhere Dome
 17
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Connections Dome
 15
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Sport
● Rip Van Winkle Sunshine Wall
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Original Sin Little Dome
 5
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Moot Point Sunshine Wall
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Jo Bubba Snake Buttress
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Dance of Chance Block Tower
 6
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 6 pitches
● Center Route P3 Variation Cynical Pinnacle
 26
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Rubber Ducky Cynical Pinnacle
 10
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Hurt Dance Block Tower
 11
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Pornographic Motions Dome
 5
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, Sport 3 pitches
● Wear Cattle Sunshine Wall
 23
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Dire Straits Dome
 5
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport 3 pitches
● Dos Equis Dome
 8
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport 3 pitches
● Buckshot Sunshine Wall
 31
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
● Fallen Angels Sunshine Wall
 23
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
● Deception Past Sunshine Wall
 51
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Topographical Oceans Dome
 87
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
● The Meat Cleaver Sunshine Wall
 5
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches
● Keep on Slabbin' in the Fre… Sunshine Wall
 6
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 2 pitches
● The Maelstrom Poe Buttress
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Bishop Offwidth Bishop
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Sea Of Holes Dome
 9
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad
● Monkey in the Forest Cynical Pinnacle
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Standard Route Sunshine Wall
 71
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R Trad 5 pitches
● Astro Turkey Sunshine Wall
 28
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
● Class Act Cynical Pinnacle
 36
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Trad
● Turf Spreader Cynical Pinnacle
 40
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches
● Edge of Fright Poe Buttress
 11
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Trad 2 pitches
● Queer Bait Block Tower
 13
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
● The Black Ark Cathedral Spire… > Aircraft Carrier Boulder
 7
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c V2-3 5+ Trad, Boulder
● Equinox Sunshine Wall
 20
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 4 pitches
● Promised Road Sunshine Wall
 8
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Craftwork Bishop
 15
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Rising Crescendo or Serpent… Cynical Pinnacle
 10
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R Trad 3 pitches
● Wunsch's Dihedral Cynical Pinnacle
 228
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a C0 Trad, Aid 4 pitches
● Mississippi Half-Step Poe Buttress
 43
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 2 pitches
● Don't Mess with My Thing Sunshine Wall
 22
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Everything Just Feels Like… Sunshine Wall
 4
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Bad Ju-Ju Roof Miscellaneous Crags
 10
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
● Uptown Toodeloo Poe Buttress
 7
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 2 pitches
● Bishop Crack Bishop
 37
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
● Arch Nemesis Sunshine Wall
 15
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
● Far Reaches Sunshine Wall
 18
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
● Brothers in Arms Poe Buttress
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
● Foxton Shuffle Sunshine Wall
 4
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport 2 pitches
● Out of the Blue Cathedral Spire… > Aircraft Carrier Boulder
 7
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b V7 7A+ Trad, Boulder
● Buffaloes in Space Cynical Pinnacle
 10
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Trad
● Only the Lonely Cynical Pinnacle
 4
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport 5 pitches
● Purity Ring Cathedral Spire… > S Park
 7
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a V9-10 7C+ Trad, Boulder

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