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// Rock climbing · California

Climbing at South Guard (aka Sleeping Beauty's Tower, aka Amphitheater Dome)

1 route on 1 wall, 5.10c. In California. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Route
1
Walls
1
Grades
5.10c
Rock
Granodiorite
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.10c to 5.10c. Half are 5.10c.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest1 sectorWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Where it is

On the map

Castle Rock SpireThe FinHospital Rock BouldersLower Lunchbox AreaMain WallSouth FaceEast FaceWest FaceThe FortressHanging RockPotwisha Campground BouldersSquirrel CreekSouth Guard (aka Sleeping Beauty's Tower, aka Amphitheater Dome)CALIFORNIA · 104 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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