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Spring Creek Rock Climbing

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Areas in Spring Creek

13 Bolt Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

British Invasion Wall 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Car Killer Buttress 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Expedited Buttress 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Expedition Buttress 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Hot LZ, The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Just say Joe Wall 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Pirate Wall 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Porkchop Wall 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Roadside Crag 6 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Spring Creek Tower 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Terminal Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Tower of Babel 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Elevation:	8,500 ft
GPS:	38.756, -106.77 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	John Peterson on May 30, 2009
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Description

This area is much cooler that the first buttress area and provides a pleasant alternative on hot days. There is a wide variety of routes here, both sport and trad. The rock is mostly good but the lack of traffic means that routes might have a bit of loose stuff sitting around.

See Malloy's "Gunnison Rock" for more route information.

Getting There

Spring Creek is the canyon just behind the Harmel's area. From Harmel's (about 7 miles from Almont), turn left (north) on Spring Creek Road. This turn is right at the store. After about 2 miles the road turns dirt - the climbing starts almost immediately after this point.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Spring Creek

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 19 ● Mountaineer's Route Trad 4 pitches Spring Creek Tower
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 10 ● Softtail Sport Rdside Crag
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Eagle's Traverse Trad British Invasion Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 8 ● Shovel Head Sport Rdside Crag
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Poker in the Rear Trad Rdside Crag
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Gerald's Tail (unknown) Sport Rdside Crag
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 3 ● Johnny Cash Trad Rdside Crag
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 9 ● 13 Bolt (Ride Hard, Die Free) Sport 13 Bolt Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 3 ● Rice Rocket Trad Rdside Crag
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 7 ● Crazy Horse Trad Rdside Crag
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● The Chopper Sport Car Killer Buttress
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 3 ● Just say Joe Trad Just say Joe Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 3 ● Loose Canon Sport Pirate Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 3 ● British Invasion Trad British Invasion Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 3 ● Turbo Diesel Sport Car Killer Buttress