California · Rock climbing · Santa Barbara

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The hardest climb catalogued at Crag Full of Dynamite.

5.9
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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This is the hardest route catalogued at Crag Full of Dynamite, where climbs range from 5.6 to 5.9.

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