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Mid Prospectors Rock Climbing

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Routes in Mid Prospectors

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	5.8 Corner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	5.9 splitter T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bad Turtle S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Block Party T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Block Tower Reach-Around T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Break Fast T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Breakin Through T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Breaking A Sweat T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Breaking Bad T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Breaking Bud T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Breaking Glass T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Breaking Tradition T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Caveman Arete T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Creamsicle Dreamsicle S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Electric Lichen T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Electric Slide T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	In Sprite of It All T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Orange Block left S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Orange Slice T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Shine On You Crazy Diamond T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sunkist T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	TZ Orange Sweetness S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Unknown T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	unnamed face T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Description

Some of the best stone around. Nuttall style horizontals and cracks galore. The cliff faces mostly west and is a fairly easy approach. The wall gets afternoon sun in the warmer months. As with most areas, there is still quite a bit of trash in the area. If you see it, pile it up if you can't carry it out.

Getting There

Park at the Tower Tunnel Overlook. Hike down the hill and follow Prospectors Trail right. You will pass through the cave boulder and another wall with several crack features. There will be a clearing for the Clinchfield Gully. Just after this clearing another wall will appear, keep walking and look up for the twin cracks on Breaking Bad route. Hike up below Breaking Bad where the wall is closest to the trail.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mid Prospectors

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

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 5 ● Breaking Bad Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● 5.9 splitter Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 4 ● Breaking Bud Trad