Classic Climbs for Cathedral Spires
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● Unknown ("Route 2" from Pia… | Spire five |
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5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Spire Four | Spire Four |
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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad 3 pitches | |
● Tower of Darkness | Tower of Darkness |
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5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad | |
● Conn Route | Yellow Jacket |
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5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X Trad | |
● East Face | Spire Two |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Jan and Jane Route | Spire Two |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad 2 pitches | |
● Conn Route | Khayyam Spire |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R Trad, Sport 3 pitches | |
● East Chimney Variation | Station 13 |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
● International Chimney | Spire Three |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad 3 pitches | |
● East Cracks | Grace Note Spire |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● East Chimney | Station 13 |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad 2 pitches | |
● C Minor 7 | Grace Note Spire |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Sharp | Sharp |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Conn Route | Grace Note Spire |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● West Gruesome | Spire Four |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
● The Great Northwest Dihedral | Spire Four |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches | |
● Kamps Route | Rubaiyat Spire |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Heck of a Conn Route | Heck-of-a-Note |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Conn Route | Obelisk |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Spire 1 Reppy Variation | Spire One |
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches | |
● Spire One East Chimney | Spire One |
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Hail No! | Sputnik |
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad | |
● North Crack | Balcony Point |
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5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Trad 3 pitches | |
● Eyetooth | Eyetooth |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Unknown 5.8 | Moving Finger |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Almost Copasetic | Blockhead |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Crystalline Lady | Spindle |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad | |
● Kamps-Powell Route | Freak’s Foot |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Green Turtles | Spire Nine |
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad | |
● God's Own Drunk | Khayyam Spire |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● South Tower Conn Route | Spire Four |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport 2 pitches | |
● Copasetic | Blockhead |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Gill Route | Javelin |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Crack of Earthly Delights | Bartizan Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Corner to the Sky | Spire five |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Veranda | Balcony Point |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Cat's Meow | Spire Three |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● North Corner | Obelisk |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Elrod's Epic | Bartizan Wall |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Learning to Fly | W Buttress |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad | |
● East Gruesome | E Gruesome |
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5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad | |
● Fly Boys | Flying Buttress |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
● Hang a Right at Fourth Avenue | Spire Four |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Superstition | Station 13 |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Freak's Fright | Freak's Fright |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Empire State Building | Spire Six |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Lion's Share | Land of Oz > Lions |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● OO-EE-OO-AH-A | Spire Three |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Devious Nature | Broken Point |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Tagua | Tusk |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● The Naked Rib | Bartizan Wall |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R Trad, Sport 2 pitches | |
● Kevizan | Bartizan Wall |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Two Minute Plan | Stimulation Spire |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Uganda Be Kidding Me! | Spire Three |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad | |
● Kogia | Spire Three |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches | |
● Power of Sole | Khayyam Spire |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad | |
● Tequila Sunrise | Khayyam Spire |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad | |
● Meltdown | Khayyam Spire |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad | |
● Yellow Wall | Khayyam Spire |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 3 pitches | |
● two EX squared | Spire Four |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Sport 3 pitches | |
● A Place Beyond the Pines | Javelin |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad | |
● Spooky | Station 13 |
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5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a PG13 Trad | |
● Bourbon and Butterflies | Khayyam Spire |
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5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R Trad | |
● Silk and Sangria | Khayyam Spire |
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5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Champagne and Cocaine | Khayyam Spire |
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5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R Trad | |
● Highly Suspicious | Station 13 |
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5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Trad |
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