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// Rock climbing · California

Climbing at Sphinx Rock

16 routes on 5 walls, 5.6–5.13b. In California. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
16
Walls
5
Grades
5.6–5.13b
Rock
Granodiorite
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October–November
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.6 to 5.13b. Half are between 5.10b and 5.11d.

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.

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Estimated best season: March–May · October–November. 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 5 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Early Bird WallS · 166° · 5.10d–5.13b4 routes
02Kosmos WallS · 165° · 5.6–5.12d4 routes
03Arrowhead Lookout WallS · 165° · 5.10c–5.12d3 routes
04Blue Bolts WallS · 166° · 5.8–5.10b3 routes
05NecropolisS · 165° · 5.9–5.11a2 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// 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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