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Carson Pass Highway (88) Climbing

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Areas in Carson Pass Highway (88)

Calaveras Domes 56 / 7 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 63

Caples Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Crater Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Kirkwood Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Lake Margaret 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Maiden's Grave 3 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Meiss Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mokelumne Wilderness 7 / 7 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 20

Pickett's Junction boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Silver Lake 21 / 15 / 31 / 39 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 85

Spot, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Tanglefoot Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Upper Bear River Reservoir 4 / 3 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Whale Shark boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Woodfords Canyon 124 / 19 / 11 / 14 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 156

Woods Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Elevation:	7,814 ft
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Description

The idea for this grouping was inspired by the Climb Highway 88 website.

Some of the better loved spots along 88 are Cal Domes for tall multi pitch lines, Silver Lake for topropes, Woodfords Canyon for a concentrated variety of routes, and Bear River Reservoir for obscure wilderness rock.

Getting There

California State Route 88 connects Stockton, California to the Nevada border near Minden. It's called the Carson Pass Highway because it crosses that impressive gap at its high point. That same high section closes it to through drives each winter.

State Road 88 conditions at Caltrans.

398 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Carson Pass Highway (88)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 43 ● Old Camp Dihedral Trad, TR Silver Lake > Old Camp Bluff
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 58 ● 5.8 Hand Crack Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 1 - Books Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 102 ● The Perfect Lie Back Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 6 - Liebacks Area
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 54 ● Gemini Cracks Trad 3 pitches Calaveras Domes > Hammer Dome
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 64 ● Whisker Biscuit Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 3 - Donnie G
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 68 ● Sands of Time Trad 6 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 1. Northeast Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 62 ● The Wind Through the Keyhole Trad Woodfords Canyon > … > Tiers > 1st Tier
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 56 ● I Be Jammin' Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 4 - Second Alcove
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 50 ● Cat Scratch Fever Trad Woodfords Canyon > Fortress > 1 - Books Area
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 57 ● Bush League Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > One Of These Days But…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 48 ● Neutron Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > High Energy Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 34 ● Meat Lover Crack AKA Bat Crack Trad, TR Silver Lake > Old Camp Bluff
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 110 ● One Of These Days Trad Woodfords Canyon > Cloudburst Canyon > One Of These Days But…
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 87 ● Wall of the Worlds Trad 9 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 2. Central Dome
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 46 ● Silk Road (High Times) Trad 14 pitches Calaveras Domes > Calaveras Dome > 1. Northeast Face