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Classic Climbs for Independence Pass

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

V0 4
 23
Lightning Bolt Crack
Boulder
V2 5+
 16
Doberman Dihedral
Boulder
V3 6A
 59
Jaws
Boulder, Alpine
V3 6A
 8
New Funky President
Boulder
V4- 6B
 26
Dynamic Plan SDS
Boulder
V4 6B
 23
Sex Machine
Boulder
V4 6B
 19
Hot Pants
Boulder
V5 6C
 14
Husky
Boulder
V6 7A
 27
ICBJ
Boulder
V6 7A
 24
Felix
Boulder
V6 7A
 10
Reanimator
Boulder
V7 7A+
 13
Whirlpool Arete
Boulder
V9 7C
 18
Choke Hold
Boulder
V11+ 8A
 7
We Squeezes
Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 139
The Nose
Trad 5 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 6
Surfing in a Snowstorm
Sport, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 43
Big Mac Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 92
Trooper Traverse
Trad 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 156
Twin Cracks
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 51
Thread It Up
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 135
Zanzibar Dihedral
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 78
Fox Trot
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 35
The Nose of Turkey Rock
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 43
The Other White Meat
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 28
Sunset Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 43
Grotto Wall Traverse
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 72
One Stick or Two?
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 73
Go!
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 31
Cardo's Corner
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 19
Haywire
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 27
Plaque Right
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 9
Daredevil
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 8
Inner Worlds
Trad 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 44
Bucket Brigade
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 113
Grave Line
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 241
Squid Kid
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 104
Prospector
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 55
50 Yard Dash
Trad, Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 79
Truth Decay
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 26
Smoked Turkey
Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 30
Peruvian Flake
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 23
Kung Pao Kitty
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 157
Cryogenics
Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 99
Twin Flakes
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 78
Master Blaster
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 35
Bush Pilot
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 54
Escher's Staircase
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 69
Get Physical
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 34
Mother Lode
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
Cramper
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 44
This Way or That
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 8
Flexible Flyer
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 52
I'll be Black
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 84
One for the Road
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 40
Under Pressure
Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 50
Storm Jumper
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 55
Slip...Not!
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 34
Silver Dollar
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
The Product
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 34
Brother Toad
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 34
Horny For You
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 60
Clairabell
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 16
Dump Monkey
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 17
Monkey Spunk
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 12
Dazed and Confused
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
Urinary Tract
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 82
Baba Fats
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 46
Last Chance
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 50
Printer Boy
Sport 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 8
Truth
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 36
Bilbo Baggins
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 16
Red Dawn
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 41
Meltdown
Trad 5 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 52
Transformation
Sport 4 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 24
Rock Juice
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 35
Rad Lad
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 18
A Broad's Side Of A Barn Door
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 27
Thug Route
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 35
Standing Eight Count
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
Aqua Man
TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 7
Frogs in Space
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 9
The Raven
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 23
Black Cloud
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
I've Got Skills
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 35
One Strike and You're Out
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
 10
Dean's Day Off
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 17
Walk in Central Park
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
Perpetual Doubt
Sport 4 pitches
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 11
Satanic Mechanic
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 11
The Zebra
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 41
Problem Child
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 18
Space Sluts in the Slammer
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 18
Matchless
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 6
Gold Finger
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 16
Victims of Fashion
Trad, Sport 3 pitches
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 12
Scene of the Crime
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 10
Len's World
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13
 9
The Avenger
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 15
Wild Thing
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R
 7
The Vampire (aka Sabbath Bloody…
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Lightning Bolt Crack Upper Boulderfi… > Upper Boulderfi… > Lightning Bolt Boulder
 23
V0 4 Boulder
Doberman Dihedral Grotto Walls Area > World of Hurt B… > Husky Boulder
 16
V2 5+ Boulder
Jaws Jaws Area > Jaws Boulder
 59
V3 6A Boulder, Alpine
New Funky President Wild Rock Area > James Brown Boulder
 8
V3 6A Boulder
Dynamic Plan SDS Upper Boulderfi… > Upper Boulderfi… > Dynamic Blocks
 26
V4- 6B Boulder
Sex Machine Wild Rock Area > James Brown Boulder
 23
V4 6B Boulder
Hot Pants Wild Rock Area > James Brown Boulder
 19
V4 6B Boulder
Husky Grotto Walls Area > World of Hurt B… > Husky Boulder
 14
V5 6C Boulder
ICBJ ICBJ Boulder
 27
V6 7A Boulder
Felix Grotto Walls Area > World of Hurt B… > Felix Boulder
 24
V6 7A Boulder
Reanimator Ivory Field
 10
V6 7A Boulder
Whirlpool Arete Whirlpool Rock
 13
V7 7A+ Boulder
Choke Hold Grottos Day Use… > Gollum's Cave
 18
V9 7C Boulder
We Squeezes Grottos Day Use… > Gollum's Cave
 7
V11+ 8A Boulder
The Nose Monitor Rock > 1. Butt Wall
 139
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 5 pitches
Surfing in a Snowstorm Wild Ridge Area > Wave
 6
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport, Alpine
Big Mac Crack Lincoln Creek > Finger Food Wall
 43
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Trooper Traverse Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 92
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 4 pitches
Twin Cracks Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 156
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Thread It Up Powerline
 51
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Zanzibar Dihedral Weller Slab
 135
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Fox Trot Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 78
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
The Nose of Turkey Rock Upper Boulderfi… > Turkey Rock
 35
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
The Other White Meat Upper Boulderfi… > Lower Bulldog Cliff
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Sunset Crack Lincoln Creek > Sunset Cliff
 28
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Grotto Wall Traverse Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
One Stick or Two? Monitor Rock > E Side of Monit… > Clairabell Mine Wall…
 72
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Go! Outrageous Over… > Junior Olympic Wall
 73
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Cardo's Corner Lincoln Creek > Lincoln Creek Cliff
 31
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Haywire Lincoln Creek > Lincoln Creek Cliff
 19
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Plaque Right Grotto Walls Area > Second Grotto Wall
 27
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Daredevil Difficult Campg… > Difficult Wall aka Di…
 9
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Inner Worlds Grotto Walls Area > Third Grotto Wall
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
Bucket Brigade Ptarmigan Creek… > Storm Jumper Wall
 44
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Grave Line Monitor Rock > 4. Boulder Wall
 113
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Squid Kid Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 241
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Prospector Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 104
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
50 Yard Dash Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 55
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Sport
Truth Decay Ptarmigan Creek… > Greg's Cliff
 79
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Smoked Turkey Upper Boulderfi… > Turkey Rock
 26
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches
Peruvian Flake Lincoln Creek > Lincoln Creek Cliff
 30
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Kung Pao Kitty Upper Boulderfi… > Upper Bulldog Cliff
 23
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Cryogenics Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 157
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Twin Flakes Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 99
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Master Blaster Monitor Rock > E Side of Monit… > Clairabell Mine Wall…
 78
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Bush Pilot Upper Boulderfi… > Lower Bulldog Cliff
 35
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Escher's Staircase Grottos Day Use… > Gollum's Cave
 54
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Get Physical Ptarmigan Creek… > Greg's Cliff
 69
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Mother Lode Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 34
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Cramper Lincoln Creek > Lincoln Creek Cliff
 21
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
This Way or That Ptarmigan Creek… > Greg's Cliff
 44
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Flexible Flyer Whirlpool Rock
 8
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
I'll be Black Lincoln Creek > Sunset Cliff
 52
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
One for the Road Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 84
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Under Pressure Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 40
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Storm Jumper Ptarmigan Creek… > Storm Jumper Wall
 50
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Slip...Not! Monitor Rock > 4. Boulder Wall
 55
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Silver Dollar Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 34
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
The Product Difficult Campg… > Difficult Wall aka Di…
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Brother Toad Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 34
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Horny For You Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 34
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Clairabell Monitor Rock > E Side of Monit… > Clairabell Mine Wall…
 60
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Dump Monkey Twin Lakes Area > Dump Wall
 16
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Monkey Spunk Ptarmigan Creek… > Jungle Wall
 17
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Dazed and Confused Monitor Rock > 6b. Space Your Face Wall
 12
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Urinary Tract Lincoln Creek > Campground Rock
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Baba Fats Ptarmigan Creek… > Greg's Cliff
 82
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Last Chance Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 46
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Printer Boy Monitor Rock > 6. Endless Wall
 50
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Truth Grottos Day Use… > Game Wall
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Bilbo Baggins Grottos Day Use… > Gollum's Cave
 36
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Red Dawn Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 16
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Meltdown Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 41
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches
Transformation Monitor Rock > 6. Endless Wall
 52
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport 4 pitches
Rock Juice Monitor Rock > E Side of Monit… > Clairabell Mine Wall…
 24
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Rad Lad Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 35
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
A Broad's Side Of A Barn Door Ptarmigan Creek… > Greg's Cliff
 18
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Thug Route Outrageous Over… > Outrageous Overhang
 27
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Standing Eight Count Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 35
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Aqua Man Whirlpool Rock
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a TR
Frogs in Space Upper Boulderfi… > Upper Bulldog Cliff
 7
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
The Raven Pass Walls
 9
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Black Cloud Monitor Rock > 5. Iron Side Wall
 23
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
I've Got Skills Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
One Strike and You're Out Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 35
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Dean's Day Off Lincoln Creek > Lincoln Creek Cliff
 10
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad
Walk in Central Park Outrageous Over… > Outrageous Overhang
 17
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Perpetual Doubt Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport 4 pitches
Satanic Mechanic Outrageous Over… > Thindependence
 11
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
The Zebra Grotto Walls Area > Second Grotto Wall
 11
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
Problem Child Wild Rock Area > Wild Rock
 41
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Space Sluts in the Slammer Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 18
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Matchless Monitor Rock > 3. Trailhead Wall
 18
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Gold Finger Outrageous Over… > Thindependence
 6
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
Victims of Fashion Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 16
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad, Sport 3 pitches
Scene of the Crime Grotto Walls Area > Lower Grotto Wall
 12
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Len's World Outrageous Over… > Olympic Wall
 10
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
The Avenger Lincoln Creek > Sunset Cliff
 9
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 Trad
Wild Thing Wild Rock Area > Wild Rock
 15
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
The Vampire (aka Sabbath Bl… Grottos Day Use… > Ice Caves
 7
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R Trad
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