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The Old Woman Rock Climbing

Areas in The Old Woman

Old Woman - East Face, The 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Old Woman - West Face, The 16 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Elevation:	4,227 ft
GPS:	34.017, -116.164 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	71,974 total · 373/month
Shared By:	M. Morley on Jun 15, 2002
Admins:	C Miller, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description

The Old Woman boasts several fine lines including the notorious Double Cross (IMO, the hardest 5.7 in the Park), Dogleg (an awkward 5.8), Toe Jam, the crowd-pleasing Geronimo, and if you're up to it - Bearded Cabbage (5.10c) and Spider Line (5.11d).

Getting There

From the bulletin board at Hidden Valley Campground, turn around and you are looking directly at the east face of The Old Woman. The right-angling crack is Toe Jam / Spider.

28 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Old Woman

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 690 ● Toe Jam Trad Old Woman - E Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 107 ● Geronimo Trad Old Woman - E Face
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,041 ● Double Cross Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 343 ● Dogleg Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 163 ● Orphan Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 381 ● Sexy Grandma Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Dandelion Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 206 ● Bearded Cabbage Trad Old Woman - E Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R 55 ● Band Saw Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 67 ● Route 499 Trad, TR Old Woman - W Face
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 5 ● Bridwell-Sustad Trad Old Woman - W Face
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 38 ● Spider Line Trad Old Woman - E Face