Southern-Western Sierra Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Southern-Western Sierra

Hwy 168:Tollhouse, Shaver Lake, Courtright 281 / 135 / 70 / 101 / 1 / 7 / 0 / 67 / 532

Hwy 41: Fresno Dome, Shuteye Ridge 234 / 255 / 40 / 61 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 559

Southern Sierra - The Needles, Kern River, Domelands, etc. 369 / 126 / 39 / 55 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 91 / 561

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Description

The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range covers a huge geographical area. In an attempt to create a more logical, manageable, and hopefully user-friendly structure, this page endeavors to cover those areas found on its western side.

For information about the Eastern Sierra (Bishop, Mammoth, etc), refer to the Eastern Sierra section of the site.

For information about alpine routes including Charlotte Dome, please refer to the High Sierra section of the site.

The National Parks have their own dedicated sections. See Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP and Yosemite National Park.

Getting There

Tollhouse Rock, Courtright Reservoir, Yeti Dome (aka Musick Mountain) and Wilderness Wall are approached via Hwy 168 out of Fresno.

Fresno Dome (Wamello) Area is accessed from Hwy 41 out of Oakhurst.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southern-Western Sierra

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

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 152 ● Tollhouse Traverse Trad 3 pitches Hwy 168:Tollhou… > Tollhouse Rock > Main Wall
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 271 ● Tree Route Trad 4 pitches Southern Sierra… > Dome Rock
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 73 ● Moonlight Madness Sport 5 pitches Hwy 41: Fresno… > … > Big Sleep Area > Big Sleep
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13 229 ● White Punks on Dope Trad 6 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Voodoo Dome
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 176 ● Spooky Trad 2 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Charlatan
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 65 ● A Little Nukey Trad 5 pitches Hwy 168:Tollhou… > … > Power Dome > W Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 402 ● Igor Unchained Trad 3 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Witch
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 302 ● Airy Interlude Trad 3 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Witch
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 133 ● Anti-Jello Crack Trad 4 pitches Southern Sierra… > Dome Rock
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 279 ● Thin Ice Trad 3 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Sorcerer
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 150 ● Fancy Free Trad 3 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Charlatan
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R 58 ● Spook Book Trad 4 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Witch
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 108 ● The Don Juan Wall Trad 5 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Sorcerer
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13 114 ● Atlantis Trad 4 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Sorcerer
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 39 ● Romantic Warrior Trad 9 pitches Southern Sierra… > Needles > Warlock