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Fifty Classic Climbs of North America

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Fifty Classic Climbs of North America is one of the classic tick lists, although no individual has climbed all the routes on it.

Most of the routes are long traditional, aid, or mountaineering routes. This reflects the time when it was written (and presumably the interests of the authors). Skip the Alaska and Yukon section at the beginning if you're only looking for rock routes.

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  Canada Yukon Mount Saint Elias
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Alpine Abruzzi Ridge
  United States Alaska Mount Fairweather
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Alpine Southeast Ridge / Carpé Ridge
  United States Alaska Denali National Park Mt. Hunter
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Alpine 2500m {FR} TD ★★ West Ridge / W-ridge
  United States Alaska Denali National Park Denali
4
Alpine 2500m 5.8 AI4 Cassin Ridge

Denali National Park - Denali with some smoke

T. Weber at Denali - 1990_Cassin_Japanese-couloir.jpg

  United States Alaska Denali National Park Ruth Gorge Mooses Tooth
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Alpine 1600m Class 4 V West Ridge
  United States Alaska Denali National Park Ruth Gorge Mount Huntington
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Alpine West Face
  Canada Yukon Mt. Logan
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Alpine Mt. Logan via Hummingbird Ridge
  United States Alaska Middle Triple Peak
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Aid 1100m 5.9 A3 VI East Buttress
  Canada British Columbia Revelstoke Mount Sir Donald
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Alpine 5.2 Northwest Arete
  Canada British Columbia Bugaboos Bugaboo Spire
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Alpine 600m 5.8 ★★★ Northeast Ridge

Felix Parham on ★★★ Northeast Ridge 5.8 - on the summit ridge

François Mailhot on ★★★ Northeast Ridge 5.8 - PXL_20210728_230755439.jpg

  Canada British Columbia Bugaboos Howser Spire Massif South Howser Tower
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Alpine 1100m, 22 5.10a ★★★ Beckey-Chouinard / West Buttress

North Howser Tower - Howser Spire

  Canada British Columbia Mount Robson
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Alpine 5.6 Wishbone Arete
  Canada Alberta Jasper National Park Mt. Edith Cavell
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Alpine 5.7 IV ★★★ North Face
  Canada Alberta Icefields Parkway Mount Alberta
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Alpine 5.6 Japanese Route / Normal Route
  Canada Alberta Lake Louise Mt Temple
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Alpine 1800m 5.7 AI3 IV ★★★ East Ridge
  Canada British Columbia Pacific Ranges Waddington Range Mount Waddington
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Alpine 770m 5.8 IFAS:TD Wiessner-House Route / South Face
  United States Alaska Devil's Thumb
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Alpine 5.10 Direct East Ridge
  Canada Northwest Territories Cirque of the Unclimbables Lotus Flower Tower
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Trad 850m, 19 5.10+ ★★★ The Great Line SE Face
  United States Washington Southern Cascade Mountains Mount Rainier
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Alpine Liberty Ridge
  United States Washington North Cascade Mountains Central N. Cascades Cascade Pass Forbidden Peak
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Trad 460m 5.6 ★★★ West Ridge
  United States Washington North Cascade Mountains Skagit Range Mt. Shuksan
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Alpine 5.0 AI2 M4 Price Glacier
  Canada British Columbia Chilliwack Slesse Mountain
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Alpine 760m 5.9 ★★★ Northeast Buttress / Mt. Slesse NE Buttress
  United States Washington Central Cascade Mountains Leavenworth The Enchantments Mt. Stuart
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Alpine 900m, 36 5.9 ★★★ North Ridge Direct / Complete North Ridge
  United States Washington North Cascade Mountains Cascade scenic Corridor Washington Pass Liberty Group Liberty Bell
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Aid 500m 5.13a ★★★ Liberty Crack
  United States Wyoming Devils Tower National Monument South Face
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Trad 150m 5.7 ★★ Durrance

Devils Tower National Monument - Devil's Tower

Bob Kass at South Face - Durrance (Devils Tower)

  United States Wyoming Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton North Side
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Alpine 5.7 IV North Ridge
  United States Wyoming Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton Exum Ridge
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Alpine 200m 5.8 III ★★★ Lower Exum Ridge

Together with 'Upper Exum Ridge'[16843309] as Direct Exum Ridge.

  United States Wyoming Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton North Side
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Alpine 5.8 IV North Face
  United States Wyoming Grand Teton National Park Mount Moran
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Unknown 5.12a Direct South Buttress
  United States Wyoming Wind River Mountains Cirque of the Towers Pingora
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Trad 400m, 12 5.8 ★★★ Northeast Face
  United States Wyoming Wind River Mountains Cirque of the Towers Wolfs Head
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Unknown 300m 5.6 ★★★ East Ridge
  United States Colorado South Central Colorado Sangre de Cristo Range Crestone Needle
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Alpine 610m 5.8 III ★★★ Ellingwood Arete / Ellingwood Ledges
  United States Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Tyndall Gorge Hallett Peak Third Buttress
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Alpine 5.7 III ★★ Northcutt-Carter
  United States Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Loch Vale Cathedral Spires The Petit Grepon
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Alpine 8 5.8 III ★★★ South Face
  United States Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Area Longs Peak The Diamond D1 Pillar
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Alpine 5.12b V ★ D-1 (Ace of Diamonds)

★★★ D-7 5.11c V - 20190903_192324.jpg

  United States New Mexico Navajolands Ship Rock Area Ship Rock
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Trad 520m 5.9 C0 Regular Route

Closed since the 1970s.

Camster (Rhymes with Hamster) Burns on ★★★ Friggin' In The Riggin' 5.9 A3 PG13 - 106143311_medium_1559058610.jpg

  United States Utah Moab Castle Valley Castleton Tower
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Mixed trad 120m, 3 5.9 ★★★ Kor-Ingalls

Castleton Tower - The Rectory & Castleton Tower

Kai Girard on ★★★ Kor-Ingalls 5.9 - Kai on P2

  United States Utah Moab Fisher Towers Titan
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Aid 270m 5.8 A2+ IV ★★★ Finger Of Fate

Titan - The Titan

  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley The Royal Arches The Royal Arches Center
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Trad 430m, 15 5.7 A0 ★★★ Royal Arches Route
  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Upper Yosemite Falls
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Trad 5.10a Lost Arrow Chimney
  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Sentinel Rock Area Sentinel Rock
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Trad 460m, 16 5.10b ★★★ Steck-Salathe
  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock East Buttress
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Mixed trad 360m, 9 5.10c ★★★ East Buttress
  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley Half Dome Northwest Face
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Aid 670m, 23 5.12b ★★★ Regular Northwest Face

Melissa Thomas at Half Dome - Half Dome from North Dome

  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Yosemite Valley El Capitan Southwest Face
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Aid 1000m, 31 5.9 C2 VI ★★★ The Nose

El Capitan - El Cap

Tony Williams on ★★★ The Nose 5.9 C2 VI - View from below the Great Roof

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Aid 880m, 35 5.9 C2 VI ★★★ Salathé Wall / Salathé

Devan Johnson on ★★★ Salathé Wall 5.9 C2 VI

  United States California Sierra Nevada High Sierra Mt. Whitney Area Mt. Whitney
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Alpine 5.7 III ★★★ East Face

michael strassman on If At First... 5.10+ V - If at First; The beta

Brad on ★★★ East Buttress 5.8 III

  United States California Sierra Nevada Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Meadows Fairview Area Fairview Dome Left Side
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Trad 300m, 12 5.9 ★★★ Regular Route
  United States California Sierra Nevada High Sierra Mt. Ritter Range Clyde Minaret
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Alpine 460m, 13 5.8 IV ★ Southeast Face
  United States California Sierra Nevada High Sierra Mt. Clarence King Area Charlotte Dome
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Alpine 300m 5.8 III ★★★ South Face
  United States California Sierra Nevada Northern Sierra Nevada Lake Tahoe, California Side Lover's Leap Main Wall
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Trad 180m 5.9 ★★★ Traveler Buttress

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