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South Clear Creek Rock Climbing

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Areas in South Clear Creek

Balcony, The 1 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Blue Sky Buttress 6 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Image Wall 1 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Outer Circle Ampitheatre, The 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Solstice Cave 3 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Stephen King Library 2 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Elevation:	1,118 ft
GPS:	36.095, -84.708 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

South Clear is probably the most popular place to climb at the Obed. This includes the Image Wall, Solstice Cave, the Stephen King Library, and the Balcony. It gets pretty hot during the summer, which means that winter is the perfect time to climb here!

Getting There

Park at the parking lot off of Doc Howard Rd., and take the trail at the back of the lot. Follow the obvious trail for about 15 minutes before you descend on an obvious steep trail. Stay to the left and you will be at the image wall. If you're lucky a big white dog from Lilly Pad will literally greet you at the parking lot and guide you straight to the crag.

72 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Clear Creek

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 318 ● Best Seat In The House Sport Balcony
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 202 ● Shadowhawk Sport Image Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 94 ● Fat Lady Sings Sport Balcony
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 159 ● Christine Sport Stephen King Library
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 104 ● Cheap Seats Sport Balcony
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 91 ● Brother in Arms Sport Stephen King Library
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 301 ● Spawn Sport Image Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 166 ● Double Feature Sport Balcony
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 154 ● Pale Face Sport Balcony
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 186 ● Pet Sematary Sport Stephen King Library
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 93 ● Alchemy Sport Balcony
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 65 ● Deathblow Sport Image Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 132 ● Solstice Sport Solstice Cave
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 75 ● Undertow Sport Balcony
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 67 ● Rage Sport Stephen King Library