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The Inner Circle Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Inner Circle

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	Double Trouble S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Good to the Last Pop S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Illusionist S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Indecent Exposure S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Inner Circle, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Keeper of the Flame S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Rail, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sensitive Guy S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Tony's Crack AKA Stop-N-Shop S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	World Between Your Legs, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Description

The Inner Circle has a super-short approach and is home to a half dozen nice climbs, three of which are amazing 5.12a's through very steep rock. The wall is south-facing but good tree coverage keeps it partially shaded until mid-day. Oh, and a good stick clip should be considered mandatory.

Getting There

Take the first, obvious trail that splits from the main trail off to the right. Follow this steeply down through a passage of low rock, then continue to contour back around to the right on a less-distinct trail to the Inner Circle. The cutoff is no more than 500 yards from the parking area. Total approach time is about 10 minutes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Inner Circle

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 95 ● Double Trouble Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 34 ● Tony's Crack AKA Stop-N-Shop Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 32 ● Sensitive Guy Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 7 ● Illusionist Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 91 ● The Rail Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 71 ● Keeper of the Flame Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 58 ● The Inner Circle Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 27 ● The World Between Your Legs Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 11 ● Good to the Last Pop Sport