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Balconies Bumps Rock Climbing

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Routes in Balconies Bumps

	800 Club, The T,S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Back Nine, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cover Girl T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Keller Arete, The T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Elevation:	1,694 ft
GPS:	36.50329, -121.20462 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.

Description

Nice quiet secluded spot with good views.

All of the routes on the Balcony Bumps were established after the publishing of Brad Young's excellent 2007 guidebook. To check out a more complete list of new Pinnacles routes visit the Mud and Crud website. mudncrud.com/forums/index.p…

Getting There

Use same approach as Crowley Towers. Take the climber's trail marked with carabiner signpost to the backside of the Flumes. Follow the Westside of the Balconies wall as it contours uphill. When you come around the end of the wall Crowley towers will come into view. Follow a distinct trail until you reach the final ridge where the trail turns left to the towers. At this point turn right (away from the Crowley towers)towards the bump like formations on top of the Balconies.