Classic Climbs for El Cajon Mountain
Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● Bolt Ladder | Quarry Wall |
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C0 Aid 2 pitches | |
● The Follow Problem | Quarry Wall |
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C1-2 Aid | |
● Bat Hooks Gone Wild | Quarry Wall |
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C2+ Aid | |
● Madi's First | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13 Sport, TR | |
● Bright Eyes | Wedge > Blue Sky Wall |
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5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, Sport 2 pitches | |
● Horseshoes | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad | |
● Spark Joy | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 2 pitches | |
● Shiver | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport 2 pitches | |
● Buffalo Brothers | Wedge > Blue Sky Wall |
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5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport 2 pitches | |
● Meteor | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 4 pitches | |
● Closer to the Sun | Wedge > Blue Sky Wall |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport 2 pitches | |
● Sugar Free | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches | |
● COVID | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 4 pitches | |
● Doing Time | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport 2 pitches | |
● Swine Flu | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13 Sport 2 pitches | |
● Matchbook | Wedge > Right Wall |
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad | |
● Leonids | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 3 pitches | |
● Left Longing | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Trad | |
● Over The Edge | Wedge > Right Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
● Zika | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
● Up. | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches | |
● Daisies | Mountaineer Walls > 1-First Tier > Main Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 3 pitches | |
● High Profile | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
● Donkey Kong | Mountaineer Walls > Bastion |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Ruby Tuesday | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad | |
● Parallel Universe | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● The Swiftness | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad | |
● Snakes In The Grass | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● I Love Red | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport | |
● Any Portland In a Storm | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport | |
● Thunder | Wedge > Not So Grassy Ledge |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Sleeping Giant | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 10 pitches | |
● Chimney Fire Drill | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Cool Cat | Mountaineer Walls > 1-First Tier > Main Wall |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches | |
● The Apprentice | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Rampart | Mountaineer Walls > 2-Second Tier |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Center Direct | Mountaineer Walls > 2-Second Tier |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Sun | Mountaineer Walls > Sun |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 3 pitches | |
● O.J. | Mountaineer Walls > 1-First Tier > Main Wall |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches | |
● Double Overhead | Mountaineer Walls > Western Highlands |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Land Manager | Mountaineer Walls > 2-Second Tier |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Unnamed Route 16 | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport | |
● Urge to Merge | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport | |
● Chilly Nuts | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
● So Yesterday | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Easy Way Out | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 3 pitches | |
● Phat Lip | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
● Shadow Dragon | Mountaineer Walls > 3-Third Tier > Shadow Wall |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches | |
● Highlander | Mountaineer Walls > Western Highlands |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport | |
● Center Direct | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 4 pitches | |
● Mañana | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches | |
● No Burritos, P2 | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, Sport | |
● Unknown Corner | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● Cause for Pause | Wedge > Left Wall |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 5 pitches | |
● Spitfire | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● Sole Purpose | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
● Cirrus | Mountaineer Walls > 1-First Tier > Main Wall |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● Less than Lethal | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
● Rough Cut | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
● Gem Stone | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches | |
● Day Light Savings | Mountaineer Walls > 3-Third Tier > Breeze Way |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad | |
● Cashmere Clip | Mountaineer Walls > 2-Second Tier |
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport | |
● Crown Jewel | Mountaineer Walls > Western Highlands |
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5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad | |
● No Place To Hide | Wedge > Madness Wall |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport 3 pitches | |
● Napoleon | Wedge > Not So Grassy Ledge |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport | |
● Holey Moley | Wedge > Madness Wall |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport 3 pitches | |
● Black Castle | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
● Triton Tower | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 3 pitches | |
● Crackamite | Wedge > Right Wall |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad | |
● Synthetic Goods | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
● Line of Fire | Wedge > Right Wall |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
● Swiftness Direct | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Sport | |
● Tears of Envy | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport | |
● Miss Tiggers | Wedge > Officer's Club |
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport | |
● Walter Cat | Wedge > Bottom Center of The… |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
● Slippery Slope | Mountaineer Walls > Western Highlands |
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5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport | |
● Halcyon | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
● Nothing but Trouble | Mountaineer Walls > 4-W Tier |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport | |
● River of Life | Fly Dog Buttress |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad | |
● Diamond of San Diego | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport 5 pitches | |
● The Commander | Wedge > Center/Headwall |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport 5 pitches | |
● Call Her Daddy | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport | |
● Run Home To Mommy | Mountaineer Walls > Toe |
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5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport | |
● Pockets of Resistance | Wedge > Triton Tower |
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5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport | |
● Here's My Number | Wedge > Madness Wall |
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5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport 2 pitches | |
● I'm Your Huckleberry | Wedge > Right Wall |
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5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad |
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