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Welcome to the San Diego section of MountainProject.com. San Diego has several well known and well-respected climbing areas. The county has been divided into North and South sections roughly divided by highway 52.

You may search for routes by area, type of climbing, and difficulty by using the area and route links in the left menu or by using the search tool above. This site is what we make of it, so please feel free to add areas, routes, photos, and commentary. Thanks!

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Classic Climbing Routes at San Diego County

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 179
Meteor
Sport 4 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 298
Leonids
Sport 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 127
Out of Sight
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 86
Big Grunt
TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 317
Robbins Crack
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 150
Rockwork Orange
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 135
Sunset Streaks
Sport 5 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 125
Crucible
Trad, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 111
Cruise Line
Sport 5 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 119
The Cave
TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 94
Triton Tower
Sport 3 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 66
Baby Face
Sport 4 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c V1 5
 166
Jaws
Trad, Boulder
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 77
Cat Crack
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 103
Uncertainty Principle
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Meteor S San Diego County > … > Wedge > Left Wall
 179
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 4 pitches
Leonids S San Diego County > … > Wedge > Left Wall
 298
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 3 pitches
Out of Sight N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Out of Sight Boulder…
 127
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Big Grunt N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Poison Oak Boulder Area
 86
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a TR
Robbins Crack N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Robbins Boulder
 317
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Rockwork Orange N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Rockwork Orange Boulder
 150
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Sunset Streaks S San Diego County > Corte Madera > Main Wall
 135
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 5 pitches
Crucible N San Diego County > … > Summit Area > Summit Area West
 125
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, TR
Cruise Line S San Diego County > Eagle Peak > Left Wall
 111
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 5 pitches
The Cave N San Diego County > … > Cave Area > Left Side of the Rd
 119
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c TR
Triton Tower S San Diego County > … > Wedge > Triton Tower
 94
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 3 pitches
Baby Face S San Diego County > Eagle Peak > Left Wall
 66
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 4 pitches
Jaws N San Diego County > … > Jaws Boulder Area > Jaws Vicinity
 166
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c V1 5 Trad, Boulder
Cat Crack N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Rexrodes
 77
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, TR
Uncertainty Principle N San Diego County > Mt Woodson > Uncertainty Principle…
 103
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a TR
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