California · Rock climbing · Idyllwild

Winter Crack

Entry-level climb in Winter Slab among 19 routes catalogued at Suicide Rock.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

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One of the entry-level routes at Suicide Rock, located in the Winter Slab sector alongside 18 other climbs ranging from 5.9 to 5.13+.

Photo of the crag

Suicide Rock — the crag this route is on
Suicide Rock, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Benjamin Crowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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