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Classic Climbs for Donner Summit

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 180
Kindergarten Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 277
Composure
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 177
Junior High
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 209
Insidious Crack
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 90
Labyrinth
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 6
Crash Boom
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 184
Devaluation
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 148
Split Pea
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 250
Jellyroll Arch
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 117
Hair Shirt
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 111
Mary's Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 203
Rated X
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 243
Telegraph Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
Boom Boom Room
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 67
Phantom Staircase Left
TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 171
Mole's Corner
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 131
Pea Soup
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 81
Greener Pastures
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 414
One Hand Clapping
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 66
Short Cake
Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 75
Phantom Staircase Middle
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 56
Alvin's Route
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 300
Black September
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 142
Touch and Go
Trad 4 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 56
Senior Prom
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 125
Primer
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Placid Hallucination
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Hidden Dragon
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 5
Cargo Time
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
Manifest Left Of Me
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 333
Nova Express
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 65
Fine Line
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 76
Devaluation Direct
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 303
Bottomless Topless
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 84
Rat's Tooth
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 46
Bourbon Street
Trad 4 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 22
Touch A Cannibal
Trad 4 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 56
Hungover Hangover
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 283
Farewell To Arms
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 163
Firecracker
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 127
Jam Session
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 246
Molar Concentration
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 79
Sanitation Crack
Trad, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 13
Yelp Of The Kelp
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 119
Karl's Gym
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 109
Moonshadow
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 62
New Moon
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 276
Aerial
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 247
Peter Principle
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 150
Made In Japan
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 45
Bolt Run
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 91
Goldilocks
Sport, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 80
The Thing
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 79
Finger Licker
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 62
Bypass
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 39
Space Cadet
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 156
Little Feat
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 40
There Goes The Neighborhood
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 35
Hit And Run
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
Fire Opal
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 7
No Stems No Seeds
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 100
Disciples Of The New Wave
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 35
Karl's Overhang
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 21
Barking Pumpkin
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
Sky Pilot
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
Leaning Tree Crack Left
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Straightjacket
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 41
Welcome To My Nightmare
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R
 7
Two Fingers Gold
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 65
Neanderthal Dudes
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 96
Manic Depression
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 91
Short Subject
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13
 24
Full Moon
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
Headstone
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 176
Monkey Paws
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 116
Cookie Mix
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 32
Vernalagnia
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 23
Bell Bottom Blues
Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 13
Bliss Direct
Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 11
Alien Sex
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 17
Purple Toupee
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 32
Bucko
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 5
Rambo Crack
Trad
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 89
Panic In Detroit
Trad, TR
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 34
Penguin Lust
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 78
Brain Child
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 42
Just Add Water (aka Cookie Dough)
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 23
Babylon
Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 5
Transmogrifier
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 28
Bronco
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 51
Cannibals
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 16
Puppet On A String
Sport, TR
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 6
Nice Dreams
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 19
Star Wars Crack
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 66
Warp Factor
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 19
Crack Of The Eighties
Trad
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 20
Pump Lust
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 7
Pumping Cannibals
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 16
Taste The Pain
Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 9
A Steep Climb Named Desire
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Kindergarten Crack School Rock > 1. Main - Left
 180
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 2 pitches
Composure Snowshed Wall > N Face > 2. Gully - Left Side
 277
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Junior High School Rock > 1. Main - Left
 177
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Insidious Crack Grouse Slab > E Face
 209
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Labyrinth Black Wall > 3. Black Wall - Right
 90
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Crash Boom Smokeshed
 6
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Devaluation Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 184
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Split Pea Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 148
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Jellyroll Arch Grouse Slab > E Face
 250
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Hair Shirt Snowshed Wall > N Face > 3. Gully - Right Side
 117
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Mary's Crack School Rock > 1. Main - Left
 111
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Rated X Black Wall > 3. Black Wall - Right
 203
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Telegraph Crack Snowshed Wall > E Face > 1. Upper Slabs
 243
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Boom Boom Room Smokeshed
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Phantom Staircase Left Green Phantom Rock
 67
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Mole's Corner Snowshed Wall > E Face > 1. Upper Slabs
 171
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Pea Soup Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 131
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Greener Pastures Grouse Slab > Southwest Face
 81
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
One Hand Clapping Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 414
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
Short Cake Grouse Slab > E Face
 66
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
Phantom Staircase Middle Green Phantom Rock
 75
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a TR
Alvin's Route Snowshed Wall > N Face > 2. Gully - Left Side
 56
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Black September Black Wall > 3. Black Wall - Right
 300
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Touch and Go Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 142
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
Senior Prom School Rock > 3. Upper - Right
 56
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Primer Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 125
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Placid Hallucination Cuckoo's Nest
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
Hidden Dragon Dragon's Nest
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Cargo Time White Dike Wall
 5
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Manifest Left Of Me White Dike Wall
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Nova Express Snowshed Wall > E Face > 3. E Face Main
 333
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Fine Line Green Phantom Rock
 65
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
Devaluation Direct Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 76
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad
Bottomless Topless Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 303
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
Rat's Tooth Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 84
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Bourbon Street Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 46
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches
Touch A Cannibal Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 22
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches
Hungover Hangover Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 56
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Farewell To Arms Snowshed Wall > E Face > 3. E Face Main
 283
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Firecracker Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 163
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Jam Session Snowshed Wall > N Face > 2. Gully - Left Side
 127
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Molar Concentration Snowshed Wall > N Face > 2. Gully - Left Side
 246
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Sanitation Crack Snowshed Wall > E Face > 4. Cannibals Gully
 79
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, TR
Yelp Of The Kelp Shark Wall
 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Karl's Gym Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 119
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Moonshadow Space Wall
 109
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
New Moon Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 62
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Aerial Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 276
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Peter Principle Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 247
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
Made In Japan Space Wall
 150
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Bolt Run Peanut Gallery,… > Southeast Wall
 45
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Goldilocks Goldilocks Wall
 91
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport, TR
The Thing Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 80
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Finger Licker Black Wall > 3. Black Wall - Right
 79
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Bypass Snowshed Wall > N Face > 2. Gully - Left Side
 62
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Space Cadet S Star Wall
 39
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Little Feat Snowshed Wall > E Face > 3. E Face Main
 156
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
There Goes The Neighborhood Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 40
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Hit And Run Rd Cut, The
 35
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Fire Opal Gemstone Wall
 7
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
No Stems No Seeds Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 7
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad
Disciples Of The New Wave Snowshed Wall > N Face > 3. Gully - Right Side
 100
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Karl's Overhang School Rock > 2. Main - Right
 35
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Barking Pumpkin Space Wall
 21
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Sky Pilot Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Leaning Tree Crack Left Rest Stop Cliffs > 1. Leaning Tree Wall
 9
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, TR
Straightjacket Cuckoo's Nest
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Welcome To My Nightmare Snowshed Wall > E Face > 3. E Face Main
 41
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Two Fingers Gold Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 7
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad
Neanderthal Dudes Space Wall
 65
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Manic Depression Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 96
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Short Subject School Rock > 2. Main - Right
 91
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Full Moon Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 24
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad
Headstone Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Monkey Paws Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 176
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Cookie Mix S Star Wall
 116
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Vernalagnia S Star Wall
 32
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Bell Bottom Blues Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 23
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
Bliss Direct Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 13
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
Alien Sex Space Wall
 11
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Purple Toupee Space Wall
 17
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Bucko S Star Wall
 32
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Rambo Crack Black Wall > 1. Black Wall - Left
 5
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
Panic In Detroit Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 89
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad, TR
Penguin Lust Rd Cut, The
 34
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Brain Child Snowshed Wall > E Face > 2. Brain Block
 78
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Just Add Water (aka Cookie… S Star Wall
 42
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Babylon Babylon Crag
 23
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Transmogrifier Rd Cut, The
 5
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Bronco S Star Wall
 28
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Cannibals Snowshed Wall > E Face > 4. Cannibals Gully
 51
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Puppet On A String Snowshed Wall > E Face > 4. Cannibals Gully
 16
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport, TR
Nice Dreams Snowshed Wall > E Face > 3. E Face Main
 6
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Trad
Star Wars Crack S Star Wall
 19
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad
Warp Factor S Star Wall
 66
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Crack Of The Eighties Snowshed Wall > N Face > 1. N Face Main
 19
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad
Pump Lust Snowshed Wall > E Face > 4. Cannibals Gully
 20
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Pumping Cannibals Snowshed Wall > E Face > 4. Cannibals Gully
 7
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Taste The Pain S Star Wall
 16
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
A Steep Climb Named Desire S Star Wall
 9
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport
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