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Classic Climbs for Santa Barbara

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

V0- 4-
 85
● Army Ant
Boulder
V0 4
 68
● Martini Madness
Boulder
V0 4
 77
● Piss Ant
Boulder
V0 4
 9
● Sister Sharon
Boulder
V0 4
 46
● Goldak
Boulder
V0+ 4+
 139
● Lizards' Mouth Traverse
Boulder
V0+ 4+
 8
● Bricked Up
Boulder
V1 5
 77
● The Extremist
Boulder
V1 5
 71
● Aunt Bea
Boulder
V1 5
 63
● Under Rover traverse
Boulder
V1 5 R
 31
● Baby's Head
Boulder
V1+ 5
 50
● Shoehorn
Boulder
V1+ 5 R
 44
● Lord of the Flies
Boulder
V1-2 5
 49
● Buckets Forever
Boulder
V2 5+
 97
● Ace in the Hole
Boulder
V2 5+ PG13
 10
● Experiment in Terror
Boulder
V2-3 5+
 43
● Breathless
Boulder
V3- 6A
 7
● Shop Roof
Boulder
V3 6A
 91
● Shaken, Not Stirred
Boulder
V3 6A
 79
● Panic in the streets
Boulder
V3 6A
 57
● Le Fissure King
Boulder
V3 6A
 177
● Charlotte's Web
Boulder
V3 6A
 15
● 5.11 Crack
Boulder
V3 6A
 39
● Heavy Traffic
Boulder
V3 6A
 63
● The Butthole
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 57
● Meilee
Boulder
V4 6B
 57
● A Steve Edwards Project
Boulder
V4 6B
 65
● Call Me
Boulder
V4 6B
 127
● Yeti
Boulder
V4 6B
 59
● Lonesome Pine
Boulder
V4 6B
 66
● Johnnie Big Mouth
Boulder
V4 6B
 32
● Big Traffic
Boulder
V4 6B
 16
● Static Eliminator
Boulder
V4 6B
 17
● Jenny
Boulder
V4 6B
 6
● Fight the Devil and Pray
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 78
● Watch the Dog
Boulder
V5 6C
 42
● Sasquatch
Boulder
V5 6C
 46
● The Ant Traverse
Boulder
V5 6C
 79
● Mutants Amok
Boulder
V6 7A
 27
● Gangster Hippie
Boulder
V6 7A
 83
● Smooth Criminal
Boulder
V6 7A
 41
● The Tempest
Boulder
V6 7A
 11
● Original Generation Arete
Boulder
V6 7A
 7
● Vietcong Manowar aka SB Ain't Dead
Boulder
V6 7A
 40
● Le Privett
Boulder
V7 7A+
 20
● Fritz Bulge
Boulder
V7 7A+
 15
● Arboretum
Boulder
V7 7A+
 7
● OG Arete SDS
Boulder
V7+ 7A+
 39
● Grotesque Old Woman
Boulder
V8- 7B
 19
● Arboretum - Sit
Boulder
V8- 7B
 15
● Thomas Aquinas
Boulder
V8 7B
 42
● Dancing Outlaw
Boulder
V8 7B
 21
● She Made Me Do It
Boulder
V8 7B
 17
● Debra
Boulder
V8 7B
 20
● The Trojan Arete
Boulder
V8 7B
 9
● Shake Junt
Boulder
V8 7B
 7
● The Endless Summer
Boulder
V8 7B
 10
● No Pigs For Rent
Boulder
V9 7C
 14
● The Brute
Boulder
V9 7C
 8
● Bandito
Boulder
V9 7C
 10
● Purgatory
Boulder
V9 7C
 14
● Whiskey and Success
Boulder
V9 7C
 21
● Countdown To Extinction
Boulder
V9 7C
 14
● Press On Nails Sit-Start
Boulder
V10 7C+ PG13
 13
● First Come First Served
Boulder
V10 7C+
 10
● Verisimilitude
Boulder
V10 7C+
 6
● The Brute Sit
Boulder
V11 8A
 9
● Silent Observer
Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 55
● Lieback Annie
Trad, TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 73
● Orangahang
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 71
● Applied Magnetics
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
● Laughing Lily
Sport 3 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 60
● Many Happy Returns
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 56
● The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
● Edge of Tomorrow
Sport 6 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 77
● Great Race
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
● Storming The Castle
Sport 3 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 38
● Caution: Falling Snakes
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 7
● Grandma's Gambit
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 76
● T-Crack
Trad, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 93
● The Jesus
Sport, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 14
● Smooth Oxidator
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 8
● Sun Garden
Sport 7 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 35
● A Route Runs Through It
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 49
● The Nose
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 44
● Grib Dat Hole
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
● Biergarten
Sport 7 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 49
● Vanishing Flakes
Trad, TR
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 11
● Pseudomania
Trad, TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 22
● Central Services
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 7
● Cuts Like a Knife
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 25
● Makunaima
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
● The Trouble With Normal
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
● Beggar's Banquet
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 19
● Caveman
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
● Predators Keep the Balance
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 19
● No Women, No Cats
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 19
● Kneeanderthal D'erectus
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 11
● Homo Slopiens
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 6
● Trebuchet
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Army Ant Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Ant Boulder
 85
V0- 4- Boulder
● Martini Madness Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Femme Fatale Area
 68
V0 4 Boulder
● Piss Ant Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Ant Boulder
 77
V0 4 Boulder
● Sister Sharon Santa Barbara… > Westmont College Boulder
 9
V0 4 Boulder
● Goldak Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Mouth
 46
V0 4 Boulder
● Lizards' Mouth Traverse Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Mouth
 139
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● Bricked Up Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Rat Boulder
 8
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● The Extremist Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Extremist Boulder
 77
V1 5 Boulder
● Aunt Bea Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Ant Boulder
 71
V1 5 Boulder
● Under Rover traverse Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Charlotte's Web Area
 63
V1 5 Boulder
● Baby's Head Santa Barbara… > Painted Cave > Hallway Boulder
 31
V1 5 R Boulder
● Shoehorn Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Owl Farm
 50
V1+ 5 Boulder
● Lord of the Flies Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Femme Fatale Area
 44
V1+ 5 R Boulder
● Buckets Forever Santa Barbara… > … > Creamery > Frigidaire Boulder
 49
V1-2 5 Boulder
● Ace in the Hole Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Meilee Area
 97
V2 5+ Boulder
● Experiment in Terror Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Sunset Boulevard
 10
V2 5+ PG13 Boulder
● Breathless Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Meilee Area
 43
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Shop Roof Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Shop Roof
 7
V3- 6A Boulder
● Shaken, Not Stirred Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Femme Fatale Area
 91
V3 6A Boulder
● Panic in the streets Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Sunset Boulevard
 79
V3 6A Boulder
● Le Fissure King Santa Barbara… > Skofield Park > Cracked Boulder
 57
V3 6A Boulder
● Charlotte's Web Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Charlotte's Web Area
 177
V3 6A Boulder
● 5.11 Crack Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Kelly's Hill
 15
V3 6A Boulder
● Heavy Traffic Santa Barbara… > Painted Cave > Trojan Boulder
 39
V3 6A Boulder
● The Butthole Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Mouth
 63
V3 6A Boulder
● Meilee Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Meilee Area
 57
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● A Steve Edwards Project Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Sunset Boulevard
 57
V4 6B Boulder
● Call Me Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Sunset Boulevard
 65
V4 6B Boulder
● Yeti Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Yeti Boulder
 127
V4 6B Boulder
● Lonesome Pine Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Dancing Outlaw Boulder
 59
V4 6B Boulder
● Johnnie Big Mouth Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Kelly's Hill
 66
V4 6B Boulder
● Big Traffic Santa Barbara… > Painted Cave > Trojan Boulder
 32
V4 6B Boulder
● Static Eliminator Santa Barbara… > Painted Cave > Hallway Boulder
 16
V4 6B Boulder
● Jenny Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Debra
 17
V4 6B Boulder
● Fight the Devil and Pray Santa Barbara… > Westmont College Boulder
 6
V4 6B Boulder
● Watch the Dog Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Soot Patrol Boulder
 78
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Sasquatch Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Yeti Boulder
 42
V5 6C Boulder
● The Ant Traverse Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Ant Boulder
 46
V5 6C Boulder
● Mutants Amok Santa Barbara… > Skofield Park > Cracked Boulder
 79
V5 6C Boulder
● Gangster Hippie Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Top of the World
 27
V6 7A Boulder
● Smooth Criminal Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Dancing Outlaw Boulder
 83
V6 7A Boulder
● The Tempest Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Smokeys Cave
 41
V6 7A Boulder
● Original Generation Arete Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Upper Canyon
 11
V6 7A Boulder
● Vietcong Manowar aka SB Ain… Santa Barbara… > … > Jah Hole > Electric Jellyfish Bo…
 7
V6 7A Boulder
● Le Privett Santa Barbara… > Rattlesnake Canyon > W Nile Boulder (aka T…
 40
V6 7A Boulder
● Fritz Bulge Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth > Sunset Boulevard
 20
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Arboretum Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Jacked & Tan
 15
V7 7A+ Boulder
● OG Arete SDS Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Upper Canyon
 7
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Grotesque Old Woman Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Charlotte's Web Area
 39
V7+ 7A+ Boulder
● Arboretum - Sit Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Jacked & Tan
 19
V8- 7B Boulder
● Thomas Aquinas Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Jacked & Tan
 15
V8- 7B Boulder
● Dancing Outlaw Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Dancing Outlaw Boulder
 42
V8 7B Boulder
● She Made Me Do It Santa Barbara… > Skofield Park > Cracked Boulder
 21
V8 7B Boulder
● Debra Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Debra
 17
V8 7B Boulder
● The Trojan Arete Santa Barbara… > Painted Cave > Trojan Boulder
 20
V8 7B Boulder
● Shake Junt Santa Barbara… > Noir Boulder
 9
V8 7B Boulder
● The Endless Summer Santa Barbara… > Rattlesnake Canyon > Endless Summer Boulder
 7
V8 7B Boulder
● No Pigs For Rent Santa Barbara… > Rattlesnake Canyon > Hat Creek Cattle Company
 10
V8 7B Boulder
● The Brute Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Rapunzel's Tower
 14
V9 7C Boulder
● Bandito Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Dancing Outlaw Boulder
 8
V9 7C Boulder
● Purgatory Santa Barbara… > Brickyard > Dancing Outlaw Boulder
 10
V9 7C Boulder
● Whiskey and Success Santa Barbara… > … > Creamery > Icebox Boulder
 14
V9 7C Boulder
● Countdown To Extinction Santa Barbara… > Rattlesnake Canyon > W Nile Boulder (aka T…
 21
V9 7C Boulder
● Press On Nails Sit-Start Santa Barbara… > Skofield Park > Makeover Stones
 14
V9 7C Boulder
● First Come First Served Santa Barbara… > … > Creamery > First Come First Serv…
 13
V10 7C+ PG13 Boulder
● Verisimilitude Santa Barbara… > Skofield Park > Cracked Boulder
 10
V10 7C+ Boulder
● The Brute Sit Santa Barbara… > Potter's Point > Rapunzel's Tower
 6
V10 7C+ Boulder
● Silent Observer Santa Barbara… > … > Creamery > Icebox Boulder
 9
V11 8A Boulder
● Lieback Annie Gibraltar Area > Lower Gibraltar
 55
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
● Orangahang San Ysidro
 73
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
● Applied Magnetics San Ysidro
 71
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad, TR
● Laughing Lily Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Diamond (S Face)
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 3 pitches
● Many Happy Returns San Ysidro
 60
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR
● The Good, the Bad, and the… Crag Full of Dynamite
 56
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Edge of Tomorrow Upper Mission C… > Mission Slabs
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 6 pitches
● Great Race San Ysidro
 77
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
● Storming The Castle Cathedral Peak
 13
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 3 pitches
● Caution: Falling Snakes Invisible Wall > Lower Main Wall
 38
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Grandma's Gambit Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Diamond (S Face)
 7
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
● T-Crack Gibraltar Area > Gibraltar Rock
 76
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, TR
● The Jesus Playground > Little Lebowski Urban…
 93
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, TR
● Smooth Oxidator Invisible Wall > Red Wall
 14
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Sun Garden Upper Mission C… > Mission Slabs
 8
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport 7 pitches
● A Route Runs Through It Gibraltar Area > Upper Gibraltar
 35
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● The Nose Gibraltar Area > Gibraltar Rock
 49
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
● Grib Dat Hole Fire Crags
 44
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Biergarten Upper Mission C… > Mission Slabs
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 7 pitches
● Vanishing Flakes San Ysidro
 49
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
● Pseudomania Gibraltar Area > Pseudomania Area
 11
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
● Central Services Invisible Wall > Central Services Face
 22
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Cuts Like a Knife Invisible Wall > Red Wall
 7
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● Makunaima Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Makunaima Amphitheater
 25
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● The Trouble With Normal Lower Mission C… > Upper Theology Crag
 9
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Beggar's Banquet Lower Mission C… > Upper Theology Crag
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Caveman Potter's Point
 19
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
● Predators Keep the Balance Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Makunaima Amphitheater
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● No Women, No Cats Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Makunaima Amphitheater
 19
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Kneeanderthal D'erectus Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Makunaima Amphitheater
 19
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Homo Slopiens Gibraltar Area > Cold Springs Dome > Makunaima Amphitheater
 11
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Trebuchet Renaissance Crag
 6
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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