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// Rock climbing · Alaska

Climbing at Archangel Valley Sport and Traditional Climbing

111 routes on 17 walls, 5.4–5.13d. In Alaska. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the appThe grades
Routes
111
Walls
17
Grades
5.4–5.13d
Rock
Granite
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
May–September
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.4 to 5.13d. Half are between 5.8 and 5.10d.

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 sectorsNortheast2 sectorsEast3 sectorsSoutheast6 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest6 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: May–September. 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

// Walls

The 17 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01The MonolithSE · 142° · 5.4–5.11c20 routes
02Green GullyE · 77° · 5.9–5.12c14 routes
03The DiamondE · 70° · 5.7–5.11a12 routes
04Zulu WallNE · 56° · 5.6–5.12c12 routes
05The Jungle GymSW · 213° · 5.7–5.99 routes
06Catch The WaveSW · 213° · 5.9–5.12a7 routes
07The White SpotE · 83° · 5.10a–5.11c7 routes
08PBR WallSE · 121° · 5.7–5.11a5 routes
09The Lost WallSE · 137° · 5.7–5.12c4 routes
10Warmup WallSW · 213° · 5.8–5.10b4 routes
113rd Generation WallSW · 213° · 5.10a–5.12c3 routes
12Std wallsSW · 213° · 5.7–5.10c3 routes
13Tarzan's TempleNE · 54° · 5.10c–5.11c3 routes
14Yellow Brick RoadSE · 139° · 5.7–5.83 routes
15Aurora SlabSE · 136° · 5.8–5.10c2 routes
16The GargoyleSW · 213° · 5.13a–5.13d2 routes
17The GuardianSE · 129° · 5.10a1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Fairangel Valley AreaArchangel BoulderingMonolith AreaFairangel Gap and ValleyFairangel WallsPinnacle areaIndependence Mine Bouldering and ClimbingThe Crack GardenLane Prospect AreaLower Reed Valley BoulderingGlacier Creek Drainage and Snowbird GlacierMile High WallArchangel Valley Sport and Traditional ClimbingALASKA · 16 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Fairangel Valley AreaV1–V8 · Granite · Bouldering0 mi · 4 boulders02Archangel BoulderingV0–V8 · Granite · Bouldering0 mi · 30 boulders03Monolith AreaV0–V4 · Granite · Bouldering1 mi · 5 boulders04Fairangel Gap and Valley5.7–5.11d · boulders V0–V8 · Granite · Trad1 mi · 21 routes and boulders05Fairangel Walls5.7–5.12c · Granite · Trad · Sport1 mi · 11 routes06Pinnacle area5.0 · Granite · Trad1 mi · 1 route07Independence Mine Bouldering and Climbing5.6–5.11d · boulders V0–V8 · Granite · Trad · Bouldering1 mi · 69 routes and boulders08The Crack Garden5.5–5.10c · Granite · Trad1 mi · 18 routes
// 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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