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7 - Upper Highway Climbing

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Areas in 7 - Upper Highway

Aspen Trail Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 114 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 114

Charlie Dome and The Lony Tusk 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Delta Dome 2 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Echo 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Five Mile Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Foxtrot 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Havens, The 1 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Ireland 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Loma Linda 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Mariposita 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Mount Bigelow 5 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Never Ever Land/ Watchtower 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

North Park 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Not So Steep 1 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

PPG Rock 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Raycreation Area 5 / 34 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 38

Reef of Rocks 56 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 78

Shady Grove 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Sloth Slab 0 / 12 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

South Park 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Spectrum Crags 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Steep, The 0 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

TriTower 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Wilderness of Rocks 1 / 6 / 0 / 54 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17 / 61

Wilderness of Rocks Domes 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Elevation:	8,000 ft
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Description

The Upper Highway area covers crags and climbs from Palisades Ranger Station (milepost 19.4) on up to the top if the mountain. It includes areas near the summit, but accessed by means other than the Summit Crags.

This section of the mountain will likely be very cold, or under snow, in winter months. Seasonal closures for raptor nesting in some areas further shorten the climbing season here. But when access is open and weather permits, the Upper Mountain offers some of the longest and most committing routes on the mountain.

Upper Highway is not included as a chapter in Squeezing the Lemmon II, but will be consistent with Eric's new guide when it is published.

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Classic Climbing Routes at 7 - Upper Highway

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

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 75 ● Belfast Breakfast Sport Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 125 ● X-Ray Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 157 ● Jackie's Separation Anxiety Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 71 ● Luckily Unlucky Sport Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 90 ● Step Class Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 69 ● Kiss It Sport Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 83 ● Hanging Harps Sport Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 136 ● Raytallyation Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 68 ● Rapture of the Steep Trad 2 pitches Reef of Rocks > Neptune
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 129 ● Raycreation Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 95 ● Sting Ray, AKA Geirless Warrior Sport Raycreation Area > Upper Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 67 ● Canadian Bacon Sport Raycreation Area > Lower Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 67 ● Venezuelan Mafia Sport Raycreation Area > Lower Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 89 ● Corned Beef and Thrash Sport Ireland > IreIand Main Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 58 ● Monster Buck Sport Raycreation Area > Lower Wall