Notable Free Climbs
- 1964 Salathe Route (5.10), FFA by Frank Sacherer, Bob Kamps & Andy Lichtman
- 1965 Snake Dike (5.7), FFA by Eric Beck, Jim Bridwell and Chris Fredericks
- 1976 Regular Northwest Face, Higbee variation (VI 5.12) by Art Higbee and Jim Erickson.
- 1988 Southern Belle (V 5.12d) by Dave Schultz and Scott Cosgrove
- 2008 Regular Northwest Face, Higbee variation (VI 5.12a, 23 pitches), free solo climb by Alex Honnold.
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