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Three-month climbing trip through the western USA

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  • Approach with great views in Red Rock Canyon
    Approach with great views in Red Rock Canyon
    Photo: Alba Ferrer, Outdooractive Climbing
Distance 4,329.4 km
72:16 h
34,087 m
33,660 m
2,402 m
-5 m
Recommended route for a three-month climbing trip with a van and/or tent through the best trad climbing areas of the western USA, including the suitable campgrounds

The USA is an incredibly large country. Nevertheless, the three-month visa is sufficient for an absolutely unforgettable climbing trip, where you can enjoy the very best trad climbing areas in the west. Everything is included from trad and sport climbing routes to multi-pitch climbs and big walls, including various rock types. The landscapes are diverse as well: deserts, highlands, lush national parks, etc. The recommended route might seem intimidatingly long, but it can be easily managed in a few days of driving with your own van or with the right ride shares. The route is not randomly chosen but is traveled every year in spring and autumn by many long-term climbers. In the suggested order, each area is visited during its ideal climbing season. You climb some days to weeks in an area until the weather worsens, then drive to the next area and stay until the weather no longer suits, etc. Therefore, it is usually not difficult to find rides from area to area. Accordingly, the

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