This smallish wall is located directly to the right as one enters Real Hidden Valley from the parking lot. The south face is visible from the parking area. It has an obvious wandering boltline, Pitfall (.11c). There are a couple of topropes (Overpowered By Hootch, Reefer Madness, both .12+) on a boulder to the right of the previous route. Around the corner on the east face are Pit Slut (.12a) which certainly warrants a look. Two other routes, The Gash, .10a and Betty Gravel, 5.9 start to the right and from above on the summit block, respectively. The rock here ranges from good (Pit Slut) to gravelly (Pit Slut descent).
Getting There
Pitfall and the topropes can be approached from the parking lot. Pit Slut is probably more easily approached from the corridor behind Pitted Rock, passing the more well-known Leaping Leaner, 5.6, en route.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pitted Rock:
By toddgordon From: Joshua Tree, California Dec 20, 2008
Right of Pitfall is Cockpit (5.9+) and has maybe 3 bolts and joins Pitfall at the run-out last moves. Around the corner to the left is The Gay Germans (5.10c) with a couple of bolts and a short crack section.
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