California · Rock climbing · Pinecrest

Below the Fun House

5-route climbing area in California with sport and trad options.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.11b
Trad · Sport

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Below the Fun House is a climbing area in the Emigrant Wilderness, part of the Summit Ranger District of Stanislaus National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness, so expect the usual rules that go with protected backcountry. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with five routes in total. Three are trad and two are sport, and the grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11b. The hardest is Slice of Life at 5.11b, and the easiest is Lung-ger at 5.9. Not Pneumonia is a sport route at 5.10d, and Lunge or Plunge is a sport route at 5.11a. The first ascents of most of these routes were made by John Greer and Camille Hacket in August 2015. Toller Tower is just 0.1 mile away, and Burst Rock is 0.3 mile off. For a change of pace, the Powell Lake Spur mountain biking route is about a mile away, and the Lake Valley hike is roughly 1.4 miles away.

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