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Jungle Cliffs Rock Climbing

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Routes in Jungle Cliffs

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	Barnacle Face T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Beginner's Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Beginner's Face TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Buckets of blood (overhang) V7 7A+
	Buckets of Blood Arete TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Bump, The TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chockstone Chimney T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Chris' Cruz T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Copycat TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Death Nerve T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Diamond, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dream Direct, The TR 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dream, The TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Eight Ball TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Elsie's TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Elsie's Arete TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Elsie's Nose TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Elsie's Other TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Evan's Bolt Ladder T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b A1
	Fat Man's Fantasy T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Flake, The TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Herbie's Horror TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Herbie's Left TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Impossible T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Impossible Traverse TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jam Crack TR 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Jan's Face TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Jan's Face - Var: Left Edge T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Left Edge of Jan’s Face TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Margie's Chimney T,TR 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
	Marion's Chimney T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Meenehan's Edge T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Meenehan's Staircase T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Overhanging Block T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Rack Direct, The T,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Rack, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Ronnie's Leap TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Shipley's TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Shonard's Lunacy TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c V6 7A
	Sloth, The TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sterling's Crack TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Swayback Layback TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sweethog TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Swollen Head T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Tea and Scrumpet V3 6A
	Twitch T,TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Upper Wall Crack T,TR 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Upper Wall Jam Crack T,TR 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
	Vulgarian Wedge T,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wet Dream T,TR 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	X, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13

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Description

Shaded by deciduous forest, Jungle Cliffs contains Carderock's most interesting rock. From the knobs of Herbie's Horror and the smooth bed of Jan's Face, on the upstream side to the roof of the Dream, steep prow of Elisie's Nose to the heavily visited Impossible and Beginner's Crack. The Sloth and Shonnard’s add steepness to the downstream side. Jungle Cliff contains routes from Overhanging Block to Shonnard’s Lunacy. Climbers Left side.

Getting There

From the west terminus Carderock parking area walk past a toilet building south toward river, 70 meters, descend 2nd class gash in cliff line between Jungle Cliffs and Hades Heights and the Kindergarten and Shonnards Lunnacy routes on polished shist. Approach time is less than 5 minutes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Jungle Cliffs

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

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 64 ● Beginner's Crack Trad, TR
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 32 ● Beginner's Face TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 34 ● Herbie's Left TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 66 ● Jan's Face TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 70 ● Sterling's Crack TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 36 ● Ronnie's Leap TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 24 ● The Rack Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 20 ● Swayback Layback TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 26 ● The Diamond Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 48 ● Herbie's Horror TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 36 ● The Flake TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● Vulgarian Wedge Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 10 ● Elsie's Nose TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 14 ● Eight Ball TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 11 ● Buckets of Blood Arete TR