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Elevation: 1,620 ft 494 m
GPS: 39.86873, -121.37346
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An overly popular area due to it's ease of approach. The upper parking lot routes you can literally belay from your car. The climbing is good, the rock solid, the weather often perfect, and there is water right there for those warmer days.
Stick clip for many of the first bolts is nice.
Camping can be found in the canyon with a little searching. NOT at the Dome.
Kudos to Paul Bernard and his great book "Rock Climbs of Northeast California" for a lot of the information. If you are going to spend any amount of time in the area climbing, a worthy investment.

Getting There Suggest change

On Highway 70 east of Oroville. Grizzly Dome is on the right (south) side of the road as you travel east, just as you approach the second of three tunnels on the highway. A large parking lot often full of cars and climbers. The tunnel, which you DO NOT go through, is labeled 'Grizzly Dome Tunnel'.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Grizzly Dome

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 23
● Three Weenies Doing 5.12
Sport
Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 16
● Regular Route
Trad 3 pitches
Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 12
● Between the Lines
Sport
Main Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 12
● Barney Ruble
Sport
Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
● Ursus Horribilis
Sport 4 pitches
Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 9
● Together in the sand
Sport
Main Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 12
● Deedeeleevee
Sport
Main Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 8
● Grizzly Terrace
Sport
Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
● Out of Order
Sport 3 pitches
Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
● You're No Warren Harding
Sport
Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
● Desperate Venture
Sport
Main Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 7
● JoBraJi Roof
Sport
Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 8
● Each Year People Are Killed
Sport
Tunnel Routes
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
● Woody Allen Never Dies
Sport
Main Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 9
● Finger Gag
Sport
Main Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Three Weenies Doing 5.12 Main Wall
 23
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Regular Route Main Wall
 16
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Between the Lines Main Wall
 12
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Barney Ruble Main Wall
 12
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Ursus Horribilis Main Wall
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 4 pitches
● Together in the sand Main Wall
 9
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Deedeeleevee Main Wall
 12
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● Grizzly Terrace Main Wall
 8
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Sport
● Out of Order Main Wall
 8
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 3 pitches
● You're No Warren Harding Main Wall
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Desperate Venture Main Wall
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● JoBraJi Roof Main Wall
 7
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Each Year People Are Killed Tunnel Routes
 8
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Woody Allen Never Dies Main Wall
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Finger Gag Main Wall
 9
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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StageFright (5.10a), across the feather river just after the first tunnel and before the slabs
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