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Gibraltar Rock

Submitted By: EricT on Feb 1, 2006
Administrators: Mike Morley, andy patterson
Elevation: 3,000 feet
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Description 

This is the main chunk of rock you see on the left (on the downhill side) as you drive up Gibraltar road. On the south-east side are a few easy routes which are frequently toproped, and on south and south-west sides are a few routes in the 10s-11s that are high quality.


Getting There 

On the west side are trails to the bottom and top of the rock.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Gibraltar Rock:
T-Crack   5.10     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
The Nose   5.11     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
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Turning lip to gain the horizontally traversing crack...

T-Crack 5.10  CA : Central Coast : ... : Gibraltar Rock
Good jams to a angry mantel. Pro is at one's feet for the mantel, making it a spicy lead. Approach from above, nothing to be gained by scrambling around the base. Once on top, walk across the top to the west and then down a few feet to a ledge.Mid way down on the east side is a nice ledge for abusing the climber by throwing stones or taking pictures. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA