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BETA PHOTO: 1. Sands of Time 5.9 IV
2. Wall of the Worlds 5.10...

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Calaveras Dome and surrounding areas are near Salt Springs Reservoir, on the Mokelumne River, to the southwest of Lake Tahoe.

This area offers excellent multi-pitch free climbs and a few grade V big-wall routes.

Getting There

Take Ellis Road from Hwy. 88, south to the area. Another route is the road past Ham's Station.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Calaveras Dome Area:

Wings and Stings 5.7 Trad Hammer Dome

Gemini Cracks 5.8 Trad, 3 pitches Hammer Dome

Old Smokey 5.9 Trad, 7 pitches, Grade III Calaveras Dome

Sands of Time 5.9 Trad, 11 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III Calaveras Dome

Sea of Holes 5.10a Trad Hammer Dome

War of the Walls 5.10c PG13 Trad, Grade IV Calaveras Dome

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War of the Walls 5.10c PG13 CA : Sierra Foothills North : ... : Calaveras Dome

This climbs a line near the center of the North side of the dome.Start from a terrace and to the left of a right facing dihedral.Climb a 5.10a crack to a belay. Continue up the crack (5.10b) to a belay with two Bolts. These two pitches can be combined with a 60M rope.Move up a left leaning arch to a sling belay (5.10c).Climb a 5.8 crack and corner to a two bolt belay.A 5.9 corner is followed to a two bolt belay at it's end.Climb 5.9 face past two bolts, then up and right to a third bolt and hea...[more] Browse More Classics in CA

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Hammock Bivi on Calaveras Dome. Photo by Blitzo.	Mike Corbett jugging with a haul bag on "Warlord"-...	"Warlord". Photo by Blitzo.
BETA PHOTO: Looking down pitch 2 of Banzai	BETA PHOTO: Looking up pitch 3 of Banzai with new bolts	BETA PHOTO: Top of pitch 3 of Banzai
Pitch 1 of Sands of Time	Caroline Duell on the classic 5.8 fingers pitch of...	Charley Epperson leading the 2nd pitch of "Panic a...
Monica leading the perfect corner, p5, of Silk Roa...	BETA PHOTO: Abel linking pitches 2 and 3 of Silk Road.	Beautiful afternoon light over Cal Dome and Hidden...
Screwing around up on the Silver Streak Slabs.	Mike Arechiga on, Fine line. 5.11c. Calaveras Dome...	Calaveras Dome.
Climber on, Sea Of Holes. 5.10a. Hammer Dome.	Calaveras Dome.	Kent Schmitz on, Stairway Crack.5.11c