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Practice Rock
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British
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Routes in Bridge Wall North (Practice Rock)
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Practice Rock TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Safety in Numbers T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A3 |
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Unknown Route S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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US 34 Bypass T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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| Type: | TR, 70 ft (21 m) |
| FA: | don't know |
| Page Views: | 825 total · 3/month |
| Shared By: | Gary Schmidt on Mar 3, 2003 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023
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Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.
Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.
Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.
I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.
Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.
Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.
I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.
Description
Amidst all the crud and loose rock that makes more for nice tourist views than safe rock climbing is this gem of a rock (the rock is somewhat orange in color). This rock is immediately west of the crack climb described in Gillett's book and just east of Half Pipe. Solid and varied is the name of the game. From one top rope anchor, one can pretty much choose the difficulty based on line. There is a bit of everything, so perhaps that is why "Practice Rock" is an appropriate name. Only thing you have to put up with, particularly in the summer is the constant traffic, and a few camera shutters going off. Have fun!
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