You can search the SuperTopo database of climbing routes by route name (e.g. search for "the nose"), rating (e.g. try a search for "5.9"), destination name ("red rocks"), or formation ("el capitan"). For example, to find all the 5.8 routes, just search for "5.8". To find all the 5.8 routes in Yosemite, search for "5.8 yosemite".
| Route Name |
Formation |
Climbing Area |
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Review |
| Blockade Runner |
Windy Peak, East Face |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
1 |
5.8 |
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| This Ain't No Disco |
Mescalito, East Face |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
1 |
5.8 R |
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| Sport Climbing is Neither |
The Gallery |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
1 |
5.8 |
|
| Neon Sunset |
Magic Bus |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
1 |
5.8 |
|
| Unknown |
Whiskey Peak |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
2 |
5.8 |
|
| Ivory Tower Left |
Olmsted Canyon |
Tuolumne Meadows, California USA |
1 |
5.8 |
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| Epinephrine
5.9, Black Velvet Canyon
Epinephrine ascends the ominous 600-foot-tall chimney.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Black Velvet Canyon |
Red Rocks, Nevada USA |
15 |
5.9 |
|
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| Regular Route
5.9, Fairview Dome
Fairview Dome is Tuolumne's largest steep face.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
|
Fairview Dome |
Tuolumne Meadows, California USA |
12 |
5.9 |
|
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| Steck Salathe
5.9, Sentinel Rock
The long and demanding Steck-Salathe.
Photo:Randy Spurrier |
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Sentinel Rock |
Yosemite Valley, California USA |
16 |
5.9 |
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| Central Pillar of Frenzy
5.9, Middle Cathedral
Central Pillar is considered one of the best climbs on Middle Cathedral.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Middle Cathedral |
Yosemite Valley, California USA |
5 |
5.9 |
|
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| Regular Route
5.9, Higher Cathedral Spire
The route winds up the left skyline to the summit. The traditional start is lower on the left.
Photo:Randy Spurrier |
|
Higher Cathedral Spire |
Yosemite Valley, California USA |
5 |
5.9 |
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| Northeast Buttress
5.9, Higher Cathedral
Northeast Buttress of Higher Cathedral is one of the best Grade IV climbs in the Valley.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Higher Cathedral |
Yosemite Valley, California USA |
11 |
5.9 |
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| Commitment
5.9, Five Open Books
Commitment takes the cleanest cracks of the Five Open Books.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Five Open Books |
Yosemite Valley, California USA |
3 |
5.9 |
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| Traveler Buttress
5.9, Lover's Leap, Main Wall
One of the 50 Classic Climbs of North America.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Lover's Leap, Main Wall |
Lake Tahoe, California, USA |
4 |
5.9 |
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| The Line
5.9, Lover's Leap, East Wall
The most striking line at The Leap.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Lover's Leap, East Wall |
Lake Tahoe, California, USA |
3 |
5.9 |
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