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The Real Cloud Ripper Tower

Real Cloud Ripper Tower, The in California has 9 routes with alpine no fixed protection.

9 routes
5.6 – 5.10a
Alpine

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The Real Cloud Ripper Tower is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the tower sits within the wilderness, about 0.1 mile from the Cloud Ripper Towers climbing area and 0.2 mile from The Pyramids of Pleiades. The area is a cluster of alpine routes, with nine in total. They range from 5.6 to 5.10+ on the YDS scale, and the median grade is 5.8. Alpine Breeze is the easiest at 5.6, and Meteorology is the hardest at 5.10+. The Reinigs and Alpine Monkeys 2013 are among the teams that have left their mark on the first ascents. For a longer outing, Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are both about 0.7 mile away. Fern Basin campground is about 4.1 miles off, and the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation Area offers lake fishing about 2.4 miles away.

Routes (9)

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