Pinnacles South

Hiking the trail from the Central Pinnacles to Los...

Description 

This area includes everthing from the fenceline north to the Central Pinnacles. Crags in the area include Parking Lot Rock, Lost Orbit Rock, The Entrance Boulder, Two Tree Rock and more.

Recommend routes here include Real Men Of Genius (5.10a), You Know What I'm Going To Do To You? (5.10a), Lost Orbit (5.10c), The Angry Inch (5.10d), Lunar Eclipse (5.11a), Trail Of Tiers (5.11b), Five O'Clock Shadow (5.11b), Cling Plus (5.11c) and Road Crew (5.12a).

Getting There 

Approach via forest road 3N07, which parallels the obvious fenceline, and drive to the end of the road where Parking Lot Rock will be obvious. The approach is all of a minute or less; the other crags in the area are reached by a 5-10 minute hike by a trail.

If approaching from the vicinity of the Central Pinnacles, and the northern parking area, plan on a 10-15 minute walk along trails.

The Classics

Featured Route For Pinnacles South

Lost Orbit 5.10b  CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Lost Orbit Rock - East Face

Located between Lost Highway (5.11b) and Lunar Eclipse (5.11a), this route climbs the left side of an attractive plated face.A bouldery start on incut plates (5.10c) leads over a bulge and onto a vertical face with abundant edges. Higher, fun climbing leads up the face to a high-step move on plates and a balancy lieback move up and right to the anchors. Super fun climbing with great protection make this a highly recommended route of the a...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Prowler Rocks, Holcomb Valley Pinnacles