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Grotto, The

Submitted By: Brian Quiter on Jun 22, 2002
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Description 

The Grotto is one of the most alien places I've ever seen (alongside Joshua Tree)! You're in a 30-foot deep pit, surrounded by climbing. The main wall is columnar basalt until it gets to the surrounding ground level, then becomes more featured and very overhung above ground.The area is also a lot cooler due to its location, and doesn't see much sun. The lower part of the wall has mainly trad climbs, though a few bolted routes like the classic AC Devil Dog are present too. The upper wall is all sport and is mostly very difficult. It can only be reached by climbing the lower routes first.


Getting There 

Approach time: 20 - 25 minutes.

From the Welcome Wall, simply continue left another 2 minutes on the trail. You'll go down a steep trail between some rocks, and you will see the columnar Grotto in front of you on the right, the Ort Wall on the left, and The Cave Routes ahead and left.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Grotto, The:
Bandito   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Go with the Flow   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Three Fingered Jack   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
AC Devil Dog   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Rawhide   5.10d     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Snake Bite   5.11b     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Flight Simulator   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
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Flight Simulator 5.12b  CA : Sierra Foothills : ... : Grotto, The
Using the top anchor for A.C. Devil Dog (5.10d) and Table Manners (5.8), there is a bolt just right of this top anchor nearly directly above A.C. Devil Dog, which leads straight up the severly overhung upper headwall of the Grotto. This is Flight Simulator. Climb up large jugs for the first three bolts on hellaciously overhung but really solid rock. For the final two bolts and to the top anchors, climbing gets balancy and remains powerful. All...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA