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3rd Tier Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in 3rd Tier

L › R R › L A › Z

	Centurion (Blue) S 5.13b/c 8a+ 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Fight Club (Yellow) S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Freedom (Green) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Trap (Black) S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Tulip (White) S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Wave (Red) S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Elevation:	7,205 ft	2,196 m
GPS:	43.17253, 77.11449 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	59 total · 6/month
Shared By:	Justin Willis on Jul 16, 2025
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Description

This is located above the waterfall and is awesome. Here you will find 6 routes (as of 2025) between 5.11a and 5.13c-ish. Routes are organized Left to Right and the color in the name is associated with the photo for the area.

It was nearly 90 degrees Fahrenheit below the waterfall at tier 2 and I was freezing at the 3rd tier without a coat - afternoon shade. Also, it's breezy and there's very light mist on the belayer. Bring a jacket and be careful not to knock any rocks off the waterfall as there are many people below. Enjoy!

Getting There

Go to the waterfall and then up to tier two on the right side of the waterfall. Keep following a steep trail up and through some bushes to a small pass thing before dropping back down to the creek. It takes like 5ish minutes from tier 2 and as long as you are on the trail, you can't miss it. Pretty obvious.