Classic Climbs for North Rim Routes
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
| Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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| ● The Casual Route | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● Lauren's Arete | Aretes |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad | |
| ● The Dragon's Tooth | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches | |
| ● The Maiden Voyage aka The R… | Checkerboard Wall |
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Leisure Climb | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches | |
| ● Rosy Arete/Tourist Route | Long Draw area |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad 14 pitches | |
| ● Casually Off-Route | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● Newberry's Delight | Below Checkerboard Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
| ● Russian Arete | Aretes |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 6 pitches | |
| ● Escape Artist | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 7 pitches | |
| ● King Me | Checkerboard Wall |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
| ● Monkey and the Engineer | Checkerboard Wall |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches | |
| ● Journey Home | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Comic Relief | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● Movable Stoned Voyage | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 10 pitches | |
| ● Musical Partners | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches | |
| ● Buzz Cut | Prisoner of Your Hair… |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches | |
| ● The Odyssey | Guppy Gully |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● The Hallucinogen Wall | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b A3 R Trad, Aid 16 pitches | |
| ● Checkerboard Wall | Checkerboard Wall |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Southern Arete | Painted Wall |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R Trad 17 pitches | |
| ● The Cruise | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 12 pitches | |
| ● Ghost Dancer Arete | Aretes |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Kachina Wings | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches | |
| ● Cloak & Dagger | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 6 pitches | |
| ● A Modern Day Interpretation… | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 7 pitches | |
| ● Cloaked Interpretation | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● The Scenic Cruise | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 13 pitches | |
| ● Great White Wall | Long Draw area |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 13 pitches | |
| ● A Midsummer Night's Dream | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 6 pitches | |
| ● Peter Terbush Tower | Below Checkerboard Wall |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Highway 61 Revisited | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 11 pitches | |
| ● The Ripe Stuff | Aretes |
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R Trad 9 pitches | |
| ● Comic 2.0 | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● Atlantis | Prisoner of Your Hair… |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad 16 pitches | |
| ● No Country for Old Men | Prisoner of Your Hair… |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad 14 pitches | |
| ● Brown Pants | Island Peaks Overlook |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad 4 pitches | |
| ● Lightning Bolt Crack | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad | |
| ● Happy Ending | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad | |
| ● Journey Through Mirkwood | Painted Wall |
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5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad | |
| ● Colorado Welcome Party | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Stand Up Comic | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a X Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Stoned Oven | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 13 pitches | |
| ● Sistine Reality | Aretes |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad 11 pitches | |
| ● Dark Matter | Long Draw area |
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R Trad 12 pitches | |
| ● Trilogy | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Lost Cities | Prisoner of Your Hair… |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 11 pitches | |
| ● Air Voyage | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 13 pitches | |
| ● Dylan Wall | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● Veterans With Vertigo | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● Aretes | 2087 | Aretes |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R Trad 10 pitches | |
| ● Twisted | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a C0 Trad, Aid 8 pitches | |
| ● Qualgeist | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R Trad | |
| ● The Free Nose | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 14 pitches | |
| ● Blacksmiths | Aretes |
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5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 11 pitches | |
| ● Perfect Art | SOB Gully (skier's le… |
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5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad 5 pitches | |
| ● The Apparition | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad 9 pitches | |
| ● Straight Out Da Projects | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R Trad 8 pitches | |
| ● 827 Go! (AKA Job Site Dogs) | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Trad 10 pitches | |
| ● Air Jordan | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13 Trad 11 pitches | |
| ● The Free Hallucinogen Wall | N Chasm View Wall |
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5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R Trad 12 pitches |


