BIG CANNON CLIFF
CLIMBING & BOULDERING GUIDE

# YDS Route Description
1 3 Crack
2 5 Face
3 5 Overhang
4 11 Face
5 5 Dihedral
6 9 Face
7 10 Arete
8 7 "South Mountain"
8
10 (don't step on arete)
9 3 Arete
10 2 "Saddle Up"
11 8 "LiangDaLung"
12 11b Face
13 10 Face
14 6 Arete
15 9 Face
16 7 Face
17 10 Face
18 6 Dihedral
19 11 "Beef Steak"
20 12d "Rebecca"
21 12d "Continue Rising"
22 11d "Rapid Advancement"
23 8 Face
24 6 Face/Corner
25 5 Arete
26 10a "Mushroom Grinder"
27 ? Face
28 6 Dihedral
29 11d "High Dive"
30 10d "High Stance Rock Carry"
31 11 Overhang
32 8 Face/Corner
33 7 Arete
34 9 "Balance Face"
35 0 Dihedral
36 3 Face
37 6 Arete
# YDS Route Description
38 0 Big chimney
39 7 Face
40 6 "Sunshine Face"
41 6 "Sunshine Crack"
42 5 Corner
43 9 "Hand-plucked Chicken"
44 8 "Sunshine Overhang"
45 7 Arete
46 7 Face
46
10 (don't use two horz. cracks)
47 6 "Parting Tune"
48 8 Face
49 4 Dihedral
50 7 Face
51 3 Crack
52 3 Face
53 6 Dihedral
54 12d "Flying Bird #2"
54
12c (start under the route)
55 12a Face
56 7 Face/Corner
57 6 "Bird's Head"
58 11b "Flying Bird"
58
11c (don't use horz. crack)
59 ? Face
60 6 Dihedral
61 6 Sloping crack
62 2 Small chimney
63 11a "Red Earth"
64 11c "Flying Ape's Difficult Crossing"
65 11a Face
66 7 Arete
67 6 "Double Ten Crack"
68 8  Face
69 9 "Ten Side Ambush"
69
10 (don't use horz. crack or hole)
70 7 Arete
# YDS Route Description
71 3  Face
72 3  Face
73 3  Crack to arete
74 4 Crack
75 8 Overhang
76 7 Overhang
77 4  Chimney
78 6  Face
79 5 Face
80 11b Face
81 8 "Eight-cornered Pavilion"
82 6 Face
83 9 "Dragon's Eight Steps"
84 6 Dihedral
85 10a "Golden Pagoda"
86 6 Corner & Slab
87 10d "Mushroom Grinder #2"
88 11a "No Hole, No Hole"
89 2 Crack & Slab
90 3 Face
91 6 "The Last Overhang"
92 7 Overhang & Crack
93 9 Overhang & Face
94 10 Arete/Overhang/Arete
95 13? Face
96 5 Dihedral
97 6 Face
98 2 Squeeze chimney
99 2 Face
    TRAVERSES
T1 6 11-13
T2 7 15-17
T3 8 18-25
T4 11 30-26
T5 10 30-32
T6 7 39-49
T7 8 86-88
(Please note- In keeping with previously published materials on climbing at Big Cannon Cliff, this guide also uses the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) for its difficulty rating. However, please be aware that a direct correspondence between the difficulty of routes in Yosemite and routes at BCC should not be assumed. It would be best to avoid any comparison with Yosemite and to merely use these rating numbers as a means to compare climbs at BCC with each other. As with any new climbing area, it is suggested that climbers new to BCC start conservatively until they have established some experience of their own, especially if they are bouldering.) (© 2002, Ron Heinsman)

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