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Free Route Guides for San Diego Rock Climbing are on the Home Page.

This page has links to other web sites
that offer Free Topos and Free Route Guides to areas outside San Diego.

Misl. Free Route Topos & Descriptions

Idyllwild (Southern California)
   New Routes in Idyllwild

Joshua Tree (Southern California)
   JTree Top Rope Guide
   Mongolia Area Mini Guide

Needles (California)
   Needles Mini Guide - great pdf topos by Alexander Cooper & Clint Cummins.
   Needles Rock Climbing -
many free downloadable topos & route descriptions.

Owens River Gorge (California)
   
Owens River Gorge - a beautiful site with photos & route info for all the major walls.

Red Rocks (Nevada)
   Black Orpheus
- Oak Creek Canyon - III 5.10a   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   Resolution Arete - Mt Wilson - V 5.11+ or 5.10 A1
   Unfinished Symphony - Ice Box Canyon - III 5.11

Sierras (California)
   Edge of Time Arete - The Citadel - IV 5.10 bc
   Direct East Face - Mt Whitney - IV or V, 5.9 A3 or 5.10+
   Hairline - Mt Whitney - V 5.10 A3
   Ghost Rider - Whitney Portal Buttress - IV 5.10c
   Planaria - Temple Crag - V 5.10 R
   Red Dihedral
- Incredible Hulk - IV 5.10b   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   Windhorse - Lone Pine Peak - V 5.10 A3
   Smokestack - Wheeler Crest - III 5.10a

Smith Rock (Oregon)
   Smith Rock -
a beautiful site with photos & route info for all the major walls.
   
Smith Rock dot Com - a 2nd great site with lots of Smith Rock route beta and local info.

Squamish (British Columbia, Canada)
   
Squamish Climbing - topos & general climbing info to the Squamish & Vancouver areas.

Wyoming
   Teton Climbing (mostly sport climbing in and around Teton Nat. Park)

Yosemite & Tuolumne (California)
   Astroman - Washington Column - 5.11c   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   
South Central - Washington Column - V 5.10 C2  (from obscurities page, old topo)
   
The Nose - El Capitan - VI 5.9 C2   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   
Muir Wall - El Capitan - VI 5.9 A2   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   
Regular Route - Fairview Dome, Tuolumne - 5.9   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   
Snake Dike - Half Dome - 5.7 R   (free topo from Supertopo.Com)
   
East Buttress - Middle Cathedral - 5.10c or 5.9 A0   (free topo from Fish Products)
   East Buttress - El Capitan - IV 5.10b   (free topo from Fish Products)
   Tuolumne Topos - Misl free new route topos. Requires site registration.

Zion National Park (Utah)
   Desert Shield - V 5.7 C3  (from obscurities page, good topo)
   Gatekeeper Crack - V 5.10 A2  (from obscurities page, good topo)
   Moonlight Buttress - V 5.9 C1  (from obscurities page, good topo)
   Spaceshot - V 5.7 C2

Obscurities Page : many cool topos from Yosemite, Sierras, Zion, Alaska & more.
   

Supertopo   (home page)
This site offers excellent downloadable route guides that you can purchase.
It also offers the following route topos FREE :

Link to Free Topos by Supertopo : includes climbs listed below

Yosemite Valley (California)
   Astroman - Washington Column - 5.11c (free route)
   The Nose - El Capitan - VI 5.9 C2
   Muir Wall - El Capitan - VI 5.9 A2
   Snake Dike - Half Dome - 5.7 R (free route)
   Candyland - sample bouldering guide
Tuolumne (California)
   Regular Route - Fairview Dome - 5.9
Red Rocks (Nevada)
   Black Orpheus - Oak Creek Canyon - III 5.10a
Lovers Leap (California)
   Corrugation Corner - 5.7
Sierras (California)
   Red Dihedral - Incredible Hulk - IV 5.10b
Canyonlands (Utah)
   Primrose Dihedrals - 5.11d or 5.10d A0
Lake Taho (California)
   Secret Boulders
Denali (Alaska)
   Cassin Ridge
   

Fish Products . Com   (home page)
Fish offers the following excellent downloadable big wall topos, and some free route topos also. Of course there is lots of cool gear to buy too.

Link to Free Topos by Fish : includes climbs listed below

Yosemite (California)
   East Buttress - Middle Cathedral - 5.10c or 5.9 A0 (free route)
   East Buttress - El Capitan - IV 5.10b (free route)
   Born Under a Bad Sign - El Capitan - VI 5.10 A4+
   Lurking Fear - El Capitan - VI 5.10 A2
   Mescalito - El Capitan -VI 5.9 A3+
   Native Son - El Capitan - VI 5.9 A4+
   North America Wall - El Capitan - VI 5.8 A3
   Tangerine Trip - El Capitan - VI 5.9 A2+
   Zodiac - El Capitan - VI 5.9 A3
   West Face Route - Leaning Tower - V 5.7 A2+
   South Face Route - Washington Column - V 5.10 A2
   

Dr Topo
This site offers many free topos and small route guides from at least 18 states across the U.S.
The list from California includes :

Black Mountain, Buttermilks, Joshua Tree, Happy Boulders, The Tramway (Palm Springs), Yosemite, Owens River Gorge, Sad Boulders, The Druid Stone.

San Diego
Climbing Areas
1 : Most Popular
2 : Medium Popular
3 : Obscure
4 : Closed
Real Rock . . .
Corte Madera Mt : 2
Crest/Singing Hills
: 4
Culp Valley : 2
Deerhorn Valley : 3
Descanso Wall : 2
Dixon Lake : 1
Eagle Peak : 2
El Cajon Mt : 2
El Monte Slabs : 3
Lake Hodges Dam : 2
Lake Ramona : 3
Lawson Peak : 3
Los Coches : 3
Magnolia Boulders : 4
McCain Valley : 2
Mission Gorge : 1
Mt Gower : 3
Mt Helix : 3
Mt Everest : 2
Mt. Woodson : 1
Otay : 2 or 4
Poway Crags : 4
Rainbow : 4
Rexrodes : 3
San Marcos Quarry: 3
Santee Boulders : 1
Stonewall Peak : 2
Thing Valley : 4
Twilight Zone : 3
Valley of the Moon : 2
Artificial . . .
Peoples Wall : 2
Pump Wall : 2
Gyms . . .
Vertical Hold Gym
SDSU Aztec Ctr
Solid Rock Gym
UCSD Outback Ctr