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Monastery Rock Climbing

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Routes in Monastery

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	Adrenergic Half-Life T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Arete Syndrome S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Barking Dogmas S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Bulletproof Monk S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Confessional S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Core, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Devotion S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Expiation T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fatal Funnel S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Full Thickness T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Goldmund S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Heretic, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Idle Hands T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	In the Shadow of the Summer S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Inappropriately Hard S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	INDY Project S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Little Bohemian S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Lounge Lizard S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lucifer's Unicycle T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Meditation Station S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Middle Path, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Mission Creep S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Monk in the Middle S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Monks Brew S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Narcissus S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nomad S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Pickled Pig's Feet S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Prajna S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Repent for Your Sends S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Shaman, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	SLAbsinthe S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	SNUG S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Suffering, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Sugar Pad S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	TATS S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Thelonius S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Twist your Hip and do the Dip S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Vagabond S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Vidal-Bost Memorial Arête V0 4
	Whipping Boy S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Description

Monastery is a varied area with excellent sport and trad climbing, and angles ranging from slabby to severely overhanging. The far left of the crag is a steep wall with some difficult sport lines. As you head to the right, there is a mix of more moderate and slab/vert sport and trad lines. The far right of the crag is another steep wall with hard bolted routes.

Getting There

From the main parking area cross the bridge across the stream and take the trail forking to the right. After about 250 yards, another trail will fork sharply right and uphill. This fork will take you to the wall where a short connector leads to Monk in the Middle and Arete Syndrome. Stay on the main trail to reach all the climbs right of Arete Syndrome. To reach the left side climbs follow a trail next to the wall from Monk in the Middle.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Monastery

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

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 21 ● The Heretic Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 29 ● Twist your Hip and do the Dip Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 23 ● Thelonius Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 22 ● Pickled Pig's Feet Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 66 ● Monks Brew Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 22 ● Lounge Lizard Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 21 ● Arete Syndrome Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 5 ● Mission Creep Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 43 ● Barking Dogmas Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 54 ● The Suffering Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 15 ● The Shaman Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 24 ● The Middle Path Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 7 ● Nomad Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 8 ● Bulletproof Monk Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 7 ● Repent for Your Sends Sport