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Orange Pillar Rock Climbing

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Routes in Orange Pillar

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	Beverly Hills Ninja T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Black Sheep T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Boi-oi-oi-ing! T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Conquistadors of the Useless T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Do I Make You Horny? T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Faith + 1 T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Farenheit 7/16 T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Good Medicine T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Han-Tyumi, Confused Cyborg T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	High Expectations T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Housekeeping T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ode to Brian T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Priapism T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	St. Stephen T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tommy Boy T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Up To No Use T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13

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Description

Beautiful orange colored buttress with numerous cracks and corners. Boi-oi-oing has become somewhat of an instant classic among crack aficionados. Gets good morning sun.

There is a smaller buttress below the actual Orange Pillar formation that hosts a number of excellent single pitch crack lines, including Tommy Boy. See the Beta Photo below for some new route activity.

Getting There

Walk past the First Cliff, Right Tower then make your way up and across an unstable scree slope to get there. About 200 yards west of the main area. South and East facing.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Orange Pillar

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 15 ● St. Stephen Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 114 ● Boi-oi-oi-ing! Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 14 ● Black Sheep Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 57 ● Tommy Boy Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 11 ● Do I Make You Horny? Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 12 ● Housekeeping Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 23 ● High Expectations Trad