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The Leaning Tower itself hosts such routes as:
West Face (5.7 C2F 11 pitches)
Jesus Built My Hotrod (5.7 A4 9 pitches)
Wet Denim Daydream (5.6 A3 10 pitches)
Roulette (5.6 A3 8 pitches)

More routes are found nearby at the Leaning Tower Base Routes and Fifi Buttress.

All use the same parking area at Bridalveil Falls.

Getting There Suggest change

Start at the Bridalveil Fall pullout off the southeast side of Wawona Road. The El Capitan free shuttle bus stops here during peak season hours. Sort gear and pack up in the parking area, and if you drove, leave someone with the gear while the other parks outside the lot. There are bear boxes semi-hidden behind the bathroom so tourists won't fill them up. For some reason there is no overnight parking in the lot, possibly due to the current construction. Park down the road about a couple hundred yards at a pull out.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Leaning Tower Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A3+ PG13
 4
● Roulette
Trad, Aid 8 pitches
Leaning Tower
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2
 294
● West Face
Trad, Aid 11 pitches
Leaning Tower
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 PG13
 23
● Wet Denim Daydream
Trad, Aid 10 pitches
Leaning Tower
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 22
● The Thief
Trad 2 pitches
Leaning Tower B… > Watchtower
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 224
● Center of the Universe
Trad 13 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 36
● Bird of Prey
Trad 7 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 313
● Voyager
Trad 7 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
● Mama (Free Voices of the Drown)
Trad 9 pitches
Leaning Tower B… > Wall of Ages
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 21
● More Burly than Girly
Sport
Fifi Buttress
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 55
● Romulan Warbird
Trad 9 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 19
● Dream Team
Trad 10 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 4
● The Nexus AKA The Niels Tietze M…
Trad 10 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c A0 R
 10
● Westie Face
Trad, Aid 8 pitches
Leaning Tower
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 15
● The Final Frontier
Trad 9 pitches
Fifi Buttress
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a A0
 5
● Wet Lycra Nightmare
Trad, Aid 9 pitches
Leaning Tower
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Roulette Leaning Tower
 4
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A3+ PG13 Trad, Aid 8 pitches
● West Face Leaning Tower
 294
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C2 Trad, Aid 11 pitches
● Wet Denim Daydream Leaning Tower
 23
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 PG13 Trad, Aid 10 pitches
● The Thief Leaning Tower B… > Watchtower
 22
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches
● Center of the Universe Fifi Buttress
 224
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 13 pitches
● Bird of Prey Fifi Buttress
 36
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 7 pitches
● Voyager Fifi Buttress
 313
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 7 pitches
● Mama (Free Voices of the Dr… Leaning Tower B… > Wall of Ages
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 9 pitches
● More Burly than Girly Fifi Buttress
 21
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Romulan Warbird Fifi Buttress
 55
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad 9 pitches
● Dream Team Fifi Buttress
 19
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad 10 pitches
● The Nexus AKA The Niels Tie… Fifi Buttress
 4
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Trad 10 pitches
● Westie Face Leaning Tower
 10
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c A0 R Trad, Aid 8 pitches
● The Final Frontier Fifi Buttress
 15
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad 9 pitches
● Wet Lycra Nightmare Leaning Tower
 5
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a A0 Trad, Aid 9 pitches
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