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Olmsted Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Olmsted Area

Dike Dome 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Moya Wall 4 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Olmsted Canyon Left 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Olmsted Canyon Right 30 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Osprey Overhang 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	8,472 ft	2,582 m
GPS:	37.81258, -119.4895 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

An awesome crack arena with some good bouldering as well. Beautiful setting in a canyon that provides the illusion of solitude.

Getting There

Park just past Olmsted Point at a small paved turnout near the mouth of the canyon.

42 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Olmsted Area

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 6 ● Kipper Smack (Aka. Regular Route) Trad Osprey Overhang
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 84 ● Ivory Tower, Left Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 8 ● Grease Monkey Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 6 ● Deutsche Mark Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 152 ● Ivory Tower, Center Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 7 ● Short Change Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 19 ● Enemy Within Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 33 ● Creature from the Black Lagoon Trad Olmsted Canyon Left
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 9 ● The Thrill Is Gone Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 122 ● Tideline Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 72 ● Lord Caffeine Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Age of Darkness Trad Olmsted Canyon Right
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Body Double Trad, TR Olmsted Canyon Right
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 5 ● Broken Arrow Trad Olmsted Canyon Right