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Bishop

Routes 3,415
Rock Type Granite/Volcanic
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World-renowned bouldering destination and gate-way to the Sierra Nevada range, Bishop is one of the greatest year-round climbing venues featuring world-class boulders, sport routes, and peaks.

City of Rocks

Routes 699
Rock Type Granite
Images 1,596

A granite playground tucked in the high desert of southern Idaho, City of Rocks is a legendary climbing destination known for its striking formations and expansive views.

Devils Tower

Routes 161
Rock Type Phonolite
Images 408

As a national landmark, the unique volcanic, columnar cracks of Devil's Tower provide incredible exposure on classic trad routes. Splitter, steep, and stout, these rounds make the summit worth it.

Eldorado Canyon

Routes 1,288
Rock Type Sandstone
Images 2,368

Historied area just outside of Boulder, CO, the canyon features climbing of the likes seen in countless 'death defying' videos. Eldorado Canyon has stapled itself as a destination of the bold.

Indian Creek

Routes 1,693
Rock Type Windgate Sandstone
Images 1,189

The ultimate splitter destination, but it's more than just a training ground. The Utah desert provides some of the highest quality crack climbs in the world, and they're only 10ft apart from one another.

Index

Routes 1,138
Rock Type Granite
Images 2,282

Rising from the forested hills lies Seattle's best steep granite walls of Index. Offering classic trad climbing on South facing walls, Index is an underrated climbing destination when visiting the Cascades.

Joshua Tree

Routes 7,853
Rock Type Quartz Monzonite
Images 11,789

A true wonderland of rocks within the desert, Joshua Tree maintains it's 'sandbagged' reputation by hosting scarying, traditionally bolted sport climbs, funky trad routes, and thousands of unique boulders.

Lover's Leap

Routes 203
Rock Type Granite
Images 466

Nestled in a valley by the small town of Strawberry, Lover's Leap is Sierra granite wall with moderate multipitch classics. Known for its unique horizontal dike systems that circumnavigate the formations.

The Needles

Routes 103
Rock Type Granite
Images 386

Recognizable for its spires and mind-boggling granite, the Needles lives rent-free in the consciousness of climbers. Be careful when on run-out terrain, as an F-18 may blast you right off the wall.

New River Gorge

Routes 2,311
Rock Type Sandstone
Images

Dense sport climbing paradise with overhanging sandstone and thousands of bolted routes.

Red Rocks

Routes 2,833
Rock Type Sandstone
Images 7,528

Spectacular red and white Aztec sandstone with world-class multipitch sport and trad routes.

The Shawangunks

Routes 1,342
Rock Type Quartz Conglomerate
Images 2,662

East Coast's premier climbing area with horizontal breaks, roofs, and classic horizontal crack systems. Many argue that there is no sandbag quite like many of the classic routes at the Gunks.

Smith Rock

Routes 1,469
Rock Type Welded Tuff
Images 2,293

Birthplace of American sport climbing with volcanic tuff towers and cutting-edge routes.

Squamish

Routes 2,675
Rock Type Granite
Images 2,687

Canada's climbing capital featuring the iconic Stawamus Chief and world-class granite walls.

Tahquitz & Suicide

Routes 672
Rock Type Granite
Images 971

A less traveled Southern California granite walls where the YDS was first created. Idyllwild is as much an idyllic desitination as it is a training ground for bigger objectives in the Sierras.

Ten Sleep Canyon

Routes 978
Rock Type Limestone
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One of the premiere limestone sport climbing venues in the west, Ten Sleep is a 12-mile-long stretch of prestine pockets, edges, and chipped holds. Ten Sleep may be soft, but you're going for the rock ranch anyways.

Tuolumne Meadows

Routes 1,119
Rock Type Granite
Images 1,600

With an aura like no other, the quintessential knobs and runouts of the Meadows deserves the spotlights it receives. Nothing in the world beats finishing off a frightful day in the meadows than a shower in Tenaya lake.

Vedauwoo

Routes 1,294
Rock Type Sherman Granite
Images 1,525

Unique offwidth paradise in Wyoming with bomber hand-stacked granite formations.

Wasatch Range

Routes 3,832
Rock Type Quartzite
Images 5,966

Utah's local climbing scene with diverse limestone, granite, and quartzite near Salt Lake City.

Yosemite Valley

Routes 1,858
Rock Type Granite
Images 3,449

The cathedral of big wall climbing with legendary granite formations like El Capitan and Half Dome.