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Multipitch where you can meet hikers at the top

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Andrea Wilhelm · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2021 · Points: 183

Looking for a list of multipitch climbs that meet up with a chill hike at the top. Or just meet up with folks who don't climb (could even potentially be a drive up for the non-climbers). 

Jackson Chambers · · Springville, UT · Joined Apr 2017 · Points: 52

Preferred length? Trad? Sport? Country/state/area? Rock type?

With the original post criteria there are probably hundreds or thousands of routes just in the US meeting these needs.

Eric Roe · · Spokane · Joined Jan 2016 · Points: 16

Goat Wall in Mazama tops out at a forest service road.  Prime Rib and Flyboys are popular routes.

CO_Michael · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2008 · Points: 946

El Cap and Half Dome

TJ Bindseil · · Lakewood, CO · Joined Apr 2020 · Points: 0

Cynical pinnacle center route 

Alan Rubin · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2015 · Points: 10

Pretty much anything in the northeast.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Cathedral Ledge, NH. There's a road to the top.

Kevin Worrall · · La Jolla, Ca · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 264

Selaginella tops out at the Yosemite Falls trail. Nutcracker/After Six/Seven have a climbers trail to the top, a fine summit

JCM · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 115

Almost anything on the Chief in Squamish is good for this. Long mulitpitch routes, range of grades, tops out at a popular hikers summit.

The Black Canyon - the road and campground are in the rim; you descend in and climb out.

Glacier Point Apron in Yosemite has a road to the top (or you can climb a 40 pitch slab route to get there).

North Dome in Yosemite is a popular hikers summit, and has good multipitch climbs.

You can hike (down) to the top of Mt Watkins (Yosemite) from the Tioga road once it opens.

Vesper Peak in the Cascades is a popular hikers summit, and also has technical rock climbs.

Cathedral Ledge has a road to the top with a popular viewpoint area.

Lovers Leap in Tahoe has a fairly easy hiking trail to the top.

JCM · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2008 · Points: 115

Here's a great Yosemite outing. Once the Tioga road to Tuolumne opens and the snow melts (the fall is a better time for this). You get an early start in the Valley, and climb Royal Arches to Crest Jewel. 27 pitches of moderate climbing, up to 5.10, on two classic routes. Top out on North Dome.

Your non-climbing friends get a later start, drive out of the Valley and up to the North Dome trailhead on the Tioga road. They hike 4 miles to the top of North Dome, and hang out up there to enjoy the view and wait for you. 

Once you top out, join your friends (they better have brought a beer for you!) and hike out to their car on the Tioga road. They can then drive you back down to the Valley.

The real benefit of this scheme is that you get to skip the normal unpleasant descent back to the Valley from North Dome, and get driven down instead. Hitchhiking works too if you don't have friends. 

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
JCMwrote:

Glacier Point Apron in Yosemite has a road to the top (or you can climb a 40 pitch slab route to get there).

Extremely few - perhaps only the one - on Glacier Point Apron actually go all the way to Glacier Point.

Connor Dobson · · Louisville, CO · Joined Dec 2017 · Points: 269
Andrea Wilhelmwrote:

Looking for a list of multipitch climbs that meet up with a chill hike at the top. Or just meet up with folks who don't climb (could even potentially be a drive up for the non-climbers). 

For NorCal:

Lovers leap

Half dome

El cap

Tim McCabe · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 130

https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105834204/dome-rock The Tree route and the hike to the top both super chill.

Alex Fletcher · · Las Vegas · Joined May 2016 · Points: 252

Prodigal Sun in Zion tops out most of the way up the Angel’s Landing hike. The handrail was part of my last anchor. All the tourists on their way up were really curious what was going on. 

ddriver · · SLC · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 2,175

Cosmiques Arete - finish at the viewing platform, ride the teleferique down. 

Routes on the Tofane, Lagazoui, Hexenstein, Pordoi, etc. - tour WWI ruins on the walk down (or ride a cable car).

Hank Caylor · · Livin' in the Junk! · Joined Dec 2003 · Points: 643

The Bastille in HELLdorado.

John Clark · · BLC · Joined Mar 2016 · Points: 1,408

Flatiron outside Phoenix, my wife and I raced my family up it for fun. It is a pretty fun little top out. Hike is a bit long, but I remember the rack was pretty light.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
Hank Caylorwrote:

The Bastille in HELLdorado.

There's a "chill hike" to the top of the Bastille???

Long Ranger · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 669

Royal Flush in Frisco is a classic example

Long Ranger · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jan 2014 · Points: 669
Marc801 Cwrote:

There's a "chill hike" to the top of the Bastille???

If people are counting Half Dome, then: yes.

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65
Long Rangerwrote:

If people are counting Half Dome, then: yes.

I see your point. I did get a laugh out of people recommending things with 12 and 16 mile round trip "chill hikes"!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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