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Granite Tors Rock Climbing

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Areas in Granite Tors

Asgard Tor 2 / 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Near Tors: Lizard's Eye 6 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Near Tors: Rock 1 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Second Coming Tor 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	2,872 ft	875 m
GPS:	64.85382, -146.27091 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The Granite Tors are a collection of granite buttresses located above tree line on the ridges that circumvent the Martin and Rock Creek drainages within the Chena Hot Springs recreation area. Though there is an established loop trail that makes accessibility easier to the crags there is a remote nature to the climbing and care should be taken not to underestimate the approach and other associated risks in traveling Alaska's backcountry.

Getting There

From Fairbanks take the Steese Expressway to Chena Hot Springs road and take the road to mile marker 39 and a camping ground area (parking fee $5) that marks the start to access Granite Tors trailhead.

Cross the road and follow the south bank of the Chena river to a fork in the trail where you'll stay right. Hiking in this direction is commonly refereed to as counter clockwise for the loop trail. Leaving the river(last water source) you can gain a ridge that ascends a series of increasingly elevated hills to above tree line. From here the trail continues up and loops through the various Tors climbing sites.

Approach time: 2-3 hours(4.5-6 miles depending on which Tor). If you take the trail at the fork that continues to follow the Chena approach time is 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Map: This is a caltopo map with the locations of the Tors and the trail: caltopo.com/m/Q2AFD

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Classic Climbing Routes at Granite Tors

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 12 ● Easy Reach Trad, TR Near Tors: Lizard's Eye
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Daisy Crack Trad, TR Near Tors: Rock 1
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 4 ● Parks Highway Trad, TR Near Tors: Lizard's Eye
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R 5 ● Little Maniac/Dead End Crack Trad, TR Asgard Tor
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● The Juggular Sport Asgard Tor
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 5 ● The Fin TR Near Tors: Lizard's Eye