Upper Bulge Routes
Upper Bulge Routes in California has 16 trad climbing routes.
Photo: Benjamin Crowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 16 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12a/b
- Trad
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Upper Bulge Routes 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 area sits within designated wilderness. The routes here are all trad, with 16 in total. They range from 5.7 up to 5.12a/b, with the median grade around 5.11c. Among the named routes are The Price of Fear at 5.10c, The Crucifix at 5.11c, and The Pharaoh at 5.12a/b. Happy Hooker, at 5.11+, was first climbed by Bob Gaines and Mike Borrello in July 1994. The West Face Bulge Routes and West Face - Left Side both lie about 0.1 mile away. Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are within half a mile.
Routes (16)
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