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Donnelly Canyon Rock Climbing

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Routes in Donnelly Canyon

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	5.10 Corner T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Ansaid Tower T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Binou's Crack T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chocolate Corner T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Crack Just to Left of Drainpipe, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Dad Bod T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dos Hermanos T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Drainpipe T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Dust to Dusk T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Elephant Ear AKA Fish Taco T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Elephant Man T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Fuel Injected Hardbody T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Generic Crack T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Half Shark-Alligator, Half Man T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Jarni Zvrat-Ky (lower part of Dust to Dusk) T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Let 'er Buck S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Mr. Peanut T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Naked and Dead, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Naked and the Dead Variation T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Ocean Negro T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Owl Crack T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Rainbow Sign T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Shank Face T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
	Sister Skywalker T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Sleeve of Wizard T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Thing, The T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Twitterpated T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Unknown T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unknown (L of Dos Hermanos) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unknown 5.10+ T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unknown AKA Reclamation T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Unknown Pod Climb. T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Violently Happy T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Waiting Line, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Description

As you stand in the major parking area wondering if you'll be able to find a warm-up with no parties camped on it at the Super Crack, Donnelly, Battle of the Bulge cluster, look northwest. You can't miss seeing the well-traveled splitter Generic Crack. This is the most prominent feature on the Donnelly Canyon wall. Donnelly Canyon is home to several moderate climbs and consequently, hordes of gumbies. However, this is Indian Creek and there are several good lines on this wall.

Another lesser know attraction of Donnelly Canyon is its acoustics. After a day of posing at either Super Crack Buttress or DC, you may find yourself enjoying a beer in the parking lot while you spray. When you shut-up long enough to belch, be sure to aim in the direction of Generic Crack. If you have any talent at all, then your mating call will be well amplified as it echoes and resonates out of the canyon. To witness this awe-inspiring feat alone is worth the drive to the Creek.

Getting There

Look for the major parking lot on the right about 4 miles or so past Newspaper Rock. The wall for Donnelly is the one on the west that is more or less perpendicular to the road.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Donnelly Canyon

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

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 833 ● Binou's Crack Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 1,001 ● Chocolate Corner Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 1,166 ● Generic Crack Trad 2 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 555 ● Elephant Man Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 92 ● The Thing Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 255 ● The Naked and Dead Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 166 ● Owl Crack Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 212 ● Mr. Peanut Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 7 ● Elephant Ear AKA Fish Taco Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 8 ● Twitterpated Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 241 ● Dos Hermanos Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 64 ● Fuel Injected Hardbody Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 44 ● Let 'er Buck Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 9 ● Ocean Negro Trad 3 pitches
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 17 ● Half Shark-Alligator, Half Man Trad