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El Cap Picnic Area (Eagle Creek) Rock Climbing

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Areas in El Cap Picnic Area (Eagle Creek)

1. Schultz's Ridge 8 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

2. Loggerhead Buttress 19 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

3. East Ledges 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

4. Slab Happy Pinnacle 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

5. Manure Pile Buttress (aka Ranger Rock) 18 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

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Elevation:	3,990 ft	1,216 m
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Description

Big paved area with toilets, trailhead access to Manure Pile Buttress and other areas, with fine view of some big rock.

Getting There

Now signed as El Capitan Picnic Area on Northside Drive.

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Classic Climbing Routes at El Cap Picnic Area (Eagle Creek)

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,035 ● After Six Trad 5 pitches 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 1,558 ● The Nutcracker Suite (aka Nutcra… Trad 5 pitches 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 690 ● After Seven Trad 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 161 ● C.S. Concerto Trad 4 pitches 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 405 ● Nutcracker 5.9 Start Variation Trad 2 pitches 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 107 ● Just Do-do It Trad 5. Manure Pile Buttre…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 18 ● Proud Snapper Trad 1. Schultz's Ridge
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 28 ● Are You Hard Enough? Sport 1. Schultz's Ridge
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 27 ● Demon's Delight Trad 4 pitches 1. Schultz's Ridge
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Slab Happy Pinnacle Left Trad 3 pitches 4. Slab Happy Pinnacle
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 205 ● The Moratorium Trad 4 pitches 1. Schultz's Ridge
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 4 ● Never Say Dog Trad 8 pitches 4. Slab Happy Pinnacle
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 5 ● Burden of Dreams Trad 5 pitches 1. Schultz's Ridge
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 4 ● Golden Years Trad 9 pitches 4. Slab Happy Pinnacle
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 4 ● Mark of the Beast Trad 6 pitches 1. Schultz's Ridge