Climb from the bottom of the gully up clean rock to the apex of the face, angling slightly right.

The name comes from a bit of litter at the summit.

Off Route Beer Bottle

Northeast Ridge of the Dome

Funicular Route

South Ridge

Mountaineer Route

This route is a trail hike to the summit and is currently the only legal way to make the summit.  The trail follows an overhead cable until the trail goes north to the summit.  The entire hike is basically on a ridge.

Traverse below the tower to a steep scree gully on the north of the Dome. Cross the scree and begin on a shady face. Move up and then left onto the arete. Follow the arete/ridge up to a small ledge. The route is a bit contrived to this point as you can step right onto grassy slopes. But from the small ledge it is all rock scrambling to the summit.

Bear left near the top for maximum fun.

Many variations exist, but this route follows and obvious feature.

The Funicular Route is a straight line shot to the top of Morrison.  From the road, it is an obvious gash up the side of the mountain.  It is the bed of the old funicular railway.  The route heads up a ridge for several hundred feet, crosses a relatively flat area, then heads up the steep, east-facing slope to a rock band.  Make your way through the rock band at a gunsight notch, where you will encounter some 3rd class scrambling.  More loose stuff gets you to a shoulder and the last steep ramp (The Homestretch) takes you to a false summit.  A few more feet of gain and you are at the top.

The Mountaineer Route is an excellent scrambling and hiking work-out or conditioning route.  It follows the

Funicular Route

for the first half but leaves that route in the middle of the open, east-facing slope.  The rock is mostly excellent with very little exposure and some very fun and solid scrambling.

The route starts as the

Funicular Route

.  After the flat section and about halfway up the east-facing slope, a large bulge of rock with a small tree poking out of it can be seen about 40 feet off the trail to the right.  Traverse over to this bulge.  It is the official start of the route.  Follow the rock whenever possible and hike through the grassy spots in between.  If you stick to the obvious outcroppings, you can log 450 to 500 feet of scrambling.  Although the easiest path would not be more than 3rd class, the more direct routes will be lower 5th class.  However, the exposure is limited and the rock is solid.  Once past the shoulder, the rock peters out and you can finish on the

Funicular Route

at the Homestretch.

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Routes in Mount Morrison