Mountain Project: Climbing San Diego County

Welcome to the San Diego County section of MountainProject.com

San Diego County is not exactly a destination climbing area, but the region has several well known and well respected climbing areas.

You may search for routes by area, type of climbing, and difficulty by using the area and route links in the left menu or by using the search tool above. This site is what we make of it, so please feel free to add areas, routes, photos, and commentary. Thanks!

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The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for San Diego County:

The Ramp 5.7 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet Mission Gorge : Lunch Rock

Sickle Crack 5.8+ Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 20 feet Mount Woodson : Sickle Crack Boulder

Milkbar 5.9 Trad, 35 feet Mount Woodson : Milkbar Boulder

Leonids 5.9 Sport, 3 pitches, 350 feet, Grade II El Cajon Mountain : Left Wall

Baby Robbins 5.9 V0- Trad, Boulder, 1 pitch, 15 feet Mount Woodson : Jaws Boulder Area

Robbins Crack 5.10a Trad, 35 feet Mount Woodson : Robbins Boulder

Rockwork Orange 5.10a Trad, 40 feet Mount Woodson : Rockwork Orange Boulder

Spitfire 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet El Cajon Mountain : Center/Headwall

Crucible 5.10d Trad, TR, 25 feet Mount Woodson : The Summit Area

Bat Flake 5.10d TR, 22 feet Mount Woodson : The Cave Area

Triton Tower 5.11a Sport, 3 pitches, 360 feet, Grade II El Cajon Mountain : Left Wall

The Cave 5.11a TR, 20 feet Mount Woodson : The Cave Area

Jaws 5.11a V1 Trad, Boulder, 1 pitch, 15 feet Mount Woodson : Jaws Boulder Area

Werner's Wish 5.11b TR, 25 feet Mount Woodson : Poison Oak Boulder Area

Uncertainty Principle 5.11c TR, 35 feet Mount Woodson : Uncertainty Principle Area

Alcoa 5.11c TR, 17 feet Mount Woodson : The Cave Area

Go With The Flow 5.11c/d TR, 26 feet Mount Woodson : Poison Oak Boulder Area

Hear My Train A Comin' 5.11c/d C1 Trad, Aid, 1 pitch, 35 feet Mount Woodson : Hear My Train A Comin' Boul...

Mother Superior 5.11d Trad, TR, 22 feet Mount Woodson : Mother Superior Boulder

Driving South 5.11d Trad, TR, 17 feet Mount Woodson : Uncertainty Principle Area

Featured Route For San Diego County

ECM Left Wall, climbers on Leonids (5.9)

Leonids 5.9 CA : San Diego County : ... : Left Wall

This climb is pretty straight forward. The route starts left of a 20 ft tower of blocks. P1: (5.9) Clip the first bolt from atop the blocks and follow the bolt line up and right for approximately 170 ft to a hanging belay. A slightly steeper section right before the anchor may be considered the crux of the climb.P2: (5.9) Continue climbing up and right past another dozen of so bolts, clipping an anchor bolt along the way, to a comfortable belay l...[more] Browse More Classics in CA

Photos of San Diego County

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Eagle Peak, San Diego.	Borrego Springs from S22, Anza Borrego State Park.	Corte Madera from the approach trail.
Gravity Wall at Valley Of The Moon.	Cholla cactus, Anza Borrego State Park.	Bill Maki climbing at Eagle Peak.
Ocotillo, Anza Borrego State Park.	Desert reflections, Anza Borrego State Park.	Hills near the Carrizo Badlands. Anza Borrego Dese...
Dixon Lake	Roadside art in the town of Borrego Springs.

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By frenchy
Apr 27, 2009

San Diego county has ALOT to offer in California , you have Mt. Woodson , Santee boulders , lakeside boulders, Valley of the moon , Lake Dixon just to list a few with many more from bouldering , top roping, sport and trad climbing . there are a couple really good guide books to send you on your way ... F.

By ZachS00
From: San Diego, CA
Apr 29, 2009

i'm thinking about a move to san diego. is there any overhung sport?

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