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Fern Grotto Rock Climbing

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	Black Phantom T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Classic Corner T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ferning Down The House S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Leave The Eave T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
	Maiden Voyage T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Medicine Man T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sandal Phantom T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Unknown (Flip Flop) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Weekend At Fernies T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Elevation:	7,426 ft	2,263 m
GPS:	39.335, -120.33539 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Series of blocks at the center of the Rest Stop Cliffs 50' right of Strawberry Wall.

Getting There

Park at the Donner Summit Rest Area. From the rest area, take the Glacier Meadow Loop trail on the eastern side of the rest area. Join the Donner Summit Sno-Park/PCT access trail and continue east for about 800 ft. Look for a faint but worn climbers trail on the south side; take this. If you end up joining the actual PCT you've gone too far.

Follow the climbers trail through relatively flat ground to a small gulley on your right side. Continue uphilll, following the gulley until it levels off and then turn right and ascend a grassy slope. There was a cairn at the top of this slope as of August 2019. Keeping the small cliff band on your right side, continue on until you see a talus field. Strawberry wall is on the far left hand side of this talus.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Fern Grotto

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Medicine Man Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 5 ● Maiden Voyage Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 5 ● Classic Corner Trad