High Desert Trip Report

These areas were explored and established in the winters of 1993-1995. Located in the Apple Valley, these crags feature a wide variety of routes on Joshua Tree style granite. "The Cemetery" is the most popular area in the High Desert. This area contains a multitude of routes for climbers of all skill levels. For more advance climbers "The Dead Zone" offers many worthy routes of attention. The High Desert is the warmest and driest sport climbing in Southern California

Stolen without permission from: The Guide, Southern California Sport Climbing. by Troy Mayr & Anthony Sweeeney

Scenes from High Desert

The Pillar of Evil

• 5.7 Route of all Evil (5.7)

The Tombstones

• Unnamed (5.8)
• Some of us Become Surgeons (rated 5.10a, but really 5.9)
• Changing Forms (5.10a/b)

The Brown Corridor

• Sensible Shoes (5.8)

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