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House of Cards Rock Climbing

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Routes in House of Cards

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	Aqualung S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Asharoth S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Boulevard of Broken Dreams S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Byzantium S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cold Case S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Do You Feel Lucky? S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dreamcatcher in a Rusted Malibu S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fidget S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Fly by Wire S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Freebird S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Frozen Assets S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Go Fish S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Going Under S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Heliopolis S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	I heard a Ga-zump S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Inception S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Innuendo S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Is that your dog? S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Kim and Murray S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Londinium S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Redline S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Revenge of the Luddite S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Sarantium S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Shangri-La S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Slowpoke S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Solarium S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	SPF S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sun Dogs S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Talamasca S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Elevation:	4,894 ft	1,492 m
GPS:	51.09785, -115.3159 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Sunny in the morning, this really nice cliff is dry most of the year and can be good climbing in the afternoon in the summer.

Really big, very hard to miss. Looks like a pyramid with a nice white roof guarding the top. Not many climbs make it to the true top of the wall as the wall is more than 45 meters high at points!

Good number of moderate routes from 5.8 to 5.11b, with most routes falling in the high 10s to low 11s.

Walk into the canyon as per every other cliff and this part of the first cliffs but after the smaller "school of rock" area. Beware, the water gets higher and higher during the melt season!

Getting There

Walk into the cliff and look left. The big cliff is your cliff. There are basically two sections, the better one being approached from the climber's right. Those lead to a ledge which has the belays for the climbs "Cold Case" to "Sarantium"

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Classic Climbing Routes at House of Cards

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Freebird Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Aqualung Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 6 ● Innuendo Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● SPF Sport 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 13 ● Byzantium Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Fidget Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 7 ● Talamasca Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 5 ● Sarantium Sport