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Classic Climbs for *Cathedral Ledge

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V3 6A
 8
Summer of '77
Boulder
V5 6C
 4
South by Southwest
Boulder
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 462
Upper Refuse
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 739
Thin Air
Trad 4 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 270
Childs Play
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b C2
 9
Mines of Moria
Trad, Aid 4 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A2+
 28
The Mordor Wall
Trad, Aid 5 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 300
Kiddy Crack
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 455
Fun House
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 363
Toe Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 189
Turner's Flake
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 353
Bombardment
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 268
Black Lung
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 299
The Saigons
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 36
Thinner
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 148
The Roof aka The Corner
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 433
Pine Tree Eliminate
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 117
Three Birches
Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 48
Fun House Left
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 21
Repulsion
Trad 4 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 87
Lookout Crack
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 424
Recompense
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 223
Chicken Delight
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 110
Layton's Ascent
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 553
They Died Laughing
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 249
The Beast Flake
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 363
Bird's Nest
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 133
Retaliation
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 66
Raising The Roof
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3
 4
The British Are Coming
Trad, Aid 4 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 125
Double Vee
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 240
The Book of Solemnity
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 54
Freedom
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 54
Windfall
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 49
Missing Link
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 241
Nutcracker
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 262
Diedre
Trad 5 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 48
The Prow finish
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 21
Antline
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 112
Age Before Beauty
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 24
Goofer's Delight
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 7
Reverse Camber
Trad, TR
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 15
Book of Solemnibeast (variation…
Trad 4 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
 69
Rapid Transit
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 71
Nomad Crack
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 212
The Slot
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 65
Intimidation
Trad 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 27
Black Crack
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Don't Fire Direct Direct
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 4
Don't Fire Until You See the Whi…
Trad 5 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 37
Ventilator
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 33
Youth Challenge
Trad 3 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 13
Lichen It a Lot
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 27
Bail Safe
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13
 15
Last Temptation
Trad 4 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
 11
The Grim Reaper
Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
 30
Dresden
Trad, TR
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
 13
Webster's Unabridged
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 211
Airation
Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 142
Recluse
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 83
Lichen Delight
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 71
Camber
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 22
Jack The Ripper
Trad 2 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
The Arete
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 22
Lights in the Forest
Trad, Sport 6 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
Wild
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 24
Abrakadabra
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
Starfire (Yo-Yo)
Trad 2 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 15
Western Lady/ California Girls
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 24
Reach the Sky
Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 14
Kill Your Television (Mid-Cliff…
Trad, TR
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
End of Days
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 36
Peanut Gallery Flake
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 24
Play Misty
Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 16
Ego Trip
Sport 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 21
The Faux Pas Arete
Trad, TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 32
Budapest
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 5
Beast 666
Trad
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a PG13
 9
Pendulum Route
Trad 8 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 118
The Prow
Trad 6 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 5
The Underground
Trad 4 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 16
The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm
Trad 6 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 14
Wildabeast
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 15
Graverobber
Trad, TR
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 9
Exasperation
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 28
Women in Love
Trad 3 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 49
The Possessed
Trad, TR
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 8
Room with a View
Sport, TR
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
 5
Camber With A View
Trad, Sport, TR
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 8
Wild Women
Trad 5 pitches
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 21
Heather
Trad, TR
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 6
White Eye, pitch 1
Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 34
The Devil Made Me Dog It
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 5
The Wez
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 7
Tourist Treat
Trad
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
 5
Stage Fright
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 4
Highway 61
Trad 4 pitches
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 5
Liquid Sky
Trad
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 11
Sanctuary
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 4
Edge of the World
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Summer of '77 Cathedral Ledge… > Cote Boulder
 8
V3 6A Boulder
South by Southwest Cathedral Ledge… > Cote Boulder
 4
V5 6C Boulder
Upper Refuse Barber Wall
 462
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 3 pitches
Thin Air Thin Air Face
 739
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 4 pitches
Childs Play N End
 270
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Mines of Moria Mordor Wall
 9
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b C2 Trad, Aid 4 pitches
The Mordor Wall Mordor Wall
 28
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b A2+ Trad, Aid 5 pitches
Kiddy Crack N End
 300
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Fun House Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 455
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Toe Crack Thin Air Face
 363
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Turner's Flake Thin Air Face
 189
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Bombardment Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 353
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Black Lung Barber Wall
 268
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
The Saigons Thin Air Face
 299
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Thinner Thin Air Face
 36
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad
The Roof aka The Corner N End
 148
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Pine Tree Eliminate Airation Buttress
 433
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Three Birches Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 117
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Fun House Left Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 48
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Repulsion Thin Air Face
 21
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad 4 pitches
Lookout Crack Tourist Overlook
 87
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad
Recompense Prow Area
 424
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
Chicken Delight Barber Wall
 223
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Layton's Ascent Barber Wall
 110
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
They Died Laughing N End
 553
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR
The Beast Flake Prow Area
 249
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Bird's Nest N End
 363
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Retaliation Barber Wall
 133
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
Raising The Roof N End
 66
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 3 pitches
The British Are Coming Central Wall
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 Trad, Aid 4 pitches
Double Vee Barber Wall
 125
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad, TR
The Book of Solemnity Barber Wall
 240
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Freedom Thin Air Face
 54
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Windfall Thin Air Face
 54
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Missing Link Thin Air Face
 49
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Nutcracker Barber Wall
 241
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Diedre Diedre Area
 262
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 5 pitches
The Prow finish Tourist Overlook
 48
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Antline Central Wall
 21
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Age Before Beauty Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 112
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Goofer's Delight Airation Buttress
 24
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Reverse Camber Airation Buttress
 7
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad, TR
Book of Solemnibeast (varia… Barber Wall
 15
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 4 pitches
Rapid Transit Thin Air Face
 69
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
Nomad Crack Barber Wall
 71
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Slot N End
 212
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Intimidation Central Wall
 65
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 4 pitches
Black Crack Barber Wall
 27
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Don't Fire Direct Direct Diedre Area
 8
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Don't Fire Until You See th… Diedre Area
 4
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
Ventilator Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 37
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Youth Challenge Barber Wall
 33
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 3 pitches
Lichen It a Lot Barber Wall
 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Bail Safe N End
 27
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Last Temptation Diedre Area
 15
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 Trad 4 pitches
The Grim Reaper Barber Wall
 11
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R Trad, TR
Dresden Barber Wall
 30
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 Trad, TR
Webster's Unabridged Barber Wall
 13
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 Trad
Airation Airation Buttress
 211
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Recluse N End
 142
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Lichen Delight Barber Wall
 83
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Camber Airation Buttress
 71
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Jack The Ripper N End
 22
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad 2 pitches
The Arete Barber Wall
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Lights in the Forest Mordor Wall
 22
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Sport 6 pitches
Wild Beast Alcove & Refuse…
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Abrakadabra Central Wall
 24
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Starfire (Yo-Yo) Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 7
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Western Lady/ California Girls Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 15
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad
Reach the Sky Airation Buttress
 24
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport
Kill Your Television (Mid-C… Airation Buttress
 14
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad, TR
End of Days End of Days Crag
 7
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Peanut Gallery Flake Prow Area
 36
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, TR
Play Misty Airation Buttress
 24
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad, TR
Ego Trip Lower Left Wall / Ven…
 16
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport 2 pitches
The Faux Pas Arete Prow Area
 21
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad, TR
Budapest Diedre Area
 32
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Beast 666 Beast Alcove & Refuse…
 5
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Pendulum Route Mordor Wall
 9
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a PG13 Trad 8 pitches
The Prow Prow Area
 118
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 6 pitches
The Underground Diedre Area
 5
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches
The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm Mordor Wall
 16
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 6 pitches
Wildabeast Beast Alcove & Refuse…
 14
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Graverobber Barber Wall
 15
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad, TR
Exasperation Central Wall
 9
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Women in Love Prow Area
 28
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 3 pitches
The Possessed N End
 49
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, TR
Room with a View Airation Buttress
 8
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport, TR
Camber With A View Airation Buttress
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 Trad, Sport, TR
Wild Women Beast Alcove & Refuse…
 8
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 5 pitches
Heather Airation Buttress
 21
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad, TR
White Eye, pitch 1 Central Wall
 6
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad
The Devil Made Me Dog It Cathedral Cave
 34
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
The Wez Diedre Area
 5
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
Tourist Treat Airation Buttress
 7
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Stage Fright Airation Buttress
 5
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R Trad
Highway 61 Mordor Wall
 4
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad 4 pitches
Liquid Sky Prow Area
 5
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad
Sanctuary Cathedral Cave
 11
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Edge of the World Prow Area
 4
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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