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Ryan Campground Rock Climbing

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Areas in Ryan Campground

Headstone Rock 4 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Lost Rocks 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Manure Pile, The 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Elevation:	4,300 ft
GPS:	33.989, -116.155 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	M. Morley on Mar 5, 2004
Admins:	C Miller, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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Description [Edit]

Ryan Campground provides a nice alternative to those wishing to escape the HVCG "scene". The campsites are situated around a large central formation known as The Manure Pile, which, despite its size, has relatively few routes. The main attraction of Ryan is Headstone Rock, which lies just east of the campground. This 50' rock phallus is home of two super classic moderates - the airy SW Corner (5.6) and the steep, well-protected Cryptic (5.8). In addition, the area has some good bouldering. Slightly Ahead of Our Time, freeclimbed by Kevin Powell and Darrel Hensel in 1976, is the first reported 5.12 in the Park.

Getting There [Edit]

At an elevation of 4,300 feet, Ryan Campground lies 2.3 miles further down the road from Hidden Valley Campground, just past Cap Rock and the turnoff to Key's View. There are 31 sites. Camping is $5 per site per night. There is no water available.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ryan Campground

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 672 ● SW Corner Trad Headstone Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 404 ● Cryptic Sport Headstone Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● The Allen Steck Memorial Route Trad Manure Pile
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 13 ● Headstone Crack Right Trad Headstone Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 41 ● South Face Center TR Headstone Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 11 ● Headstone Crack Left Trad Headstone Rock
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 3 ● Headmaster TR Headstone Rock
5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a 4 ● The Cutting Edge Sport Headstone Rock