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Spirit Rock

Spirit Rock in California has 5 climbing routes with 4 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

5 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Trad · Sport

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name Spirit Rock, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sequoia National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Spirit Rock is a climbing area in the Kern River Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with Trout Rock just 0.1 mile away and the Sherman Pass Trail about half a mile off. The area has five routes, four of which are trad and one sport. The grades run from 5.7 up to 5.10c, with the median at 5.10a. Staircase Arete is the easiest at 5.7, and Whoop Dee Do is the sport route at 5.10a. The climbers who first ascended these routes are Mark Krebs and Herb Laeger, who worked on several of them in 2014 and 2015. Nearby, the Sherman Pass Trail and Paloma Meadow offer hiking within a mile. Rattlesnake Creek, about 5 miles away, is a paddling option, and Troy Meadow Campground, roughly 7 miles out, is the closest place to camp.

Routes (5)

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