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// Rock climbing · Oregon

Climbing at Hills Creek Spires

12 routes on 6 walls, 5.7–5.11c. In Oregon. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
12
Walls
6
Grades
5.7–5.11c
Rock
Volcanic
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.7 to 5.11c. Half are between 5.7 and 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 west-facing: morning shade, afternoon sun.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth0 sectorsSouthwest1 sectorWest4 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: April–June · September–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

// Walls

The 6 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Main StreetW · 286° · 5.10b–5.11a4 routes
02Thunder PointW · 286° · 5.7–5.11c3 routes
03Buddha's ThroneW · 286° · 5.7–5.10c2 routes
04The AreteW · 286° · 5.10a1 route
05The RampSW · 230° · 5.71 route
06Whale Fin SpireSE · 157° · 5.81 route

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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