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Needles Eye Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Needles Eye Area

Back Side, The 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Bell Ringer 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Bell Tower 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Bloody Spire 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Clam Shell 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Crocket Tor 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Exclamation Point 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Fan, The 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Gnomon 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Goldline 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Hitching Post 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Holey Terror 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Homeward Spire 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Immagination Spires 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Interabang 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Just another Roadside Attraction 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Loeber's Leap 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Moraine Spire 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Needle's Eye 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 4

Needles Eye Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Retable Rock 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Seashell 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Sore Thumb 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Thimble, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Three Blemishes, The 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Twin Spires 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	6,359 ft	1,938 m
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Description

The Needles Eye area is located along the Needles Highway next to its namesake spire and the long one lane tunnel. Besides the Needles Eye itself, many other classic spires like the Bell Tower, Hitching Post, and Bloody Spire as well as great boulders like the Thimble are in the area. Many of these routes are dangerous, but there are some classic moderates and even the odd sport route.

Getting There

From Sylvan Lake, head up the Needles Highway. The Needles Eye is the obvious spire before the tunnel, which is usually easily identifiable by hordes of tourists milling around. Spires are scattered in the woods both up and downhill from the parking lot, and as with everywhere else in the Needles orientation is difficult on your first few visits.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Needles Eye Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R 89 ● Moonlight Rib Trad Fan
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 69 ● Doody Direct Trad Gnomon
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 41 ● Needle's Eye Trad 2 pitches Needle's Eye
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 80 ● Threading the Needle Trad Needle's Eye
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Has Anyone Seen Elmer? Sport Goldline
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 27 ● Renn Fenton Direct Route Trad Needle's Eye
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 20 ● Original Route Trad Sore Thumb
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 12 ● Kamps Crack Trad Bell Tower
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 14 ● Every Which Way But Loose Trad, Sport Bell Tower
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 14 ● Mark and Tim's Excellent Adventure Trad 3 pitches Loeber's Leap > Loebers Leap
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Just an Obstacle Course Trad Clam Shell
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 11 ● Buck Shot Eyes and a Purple Heart Sport Bell Tower
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 9 ● Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Trad Gnomon
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b V5 6C 7 ● The Thimble Boulder Thimble
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 4 ● 99 Problems Sport Fan