Mountain Project: Climbing Suicide Rock > Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks

Submitted By: Chris Miller on Jan 20, 2006
Administrator: Chris Miller
Elevation: 6,000 feet
Latitude: 33.7710 Longitude: -116.6960
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Description

Suicide Rock is the smaller of the two rocks above the town of Idyllwild and features climbs from one to three pitches in length.

Getting There

The climber's trail to Suicide Rock starts across from some large water tanks that sit just past Forest Drive. Follow the trail downhill, cross a seasonal stream and then make a right onto Foresthaven Drive, a paved road. Walk the paved road to it's end and then make a left onto a trail where you'll see a climber sign-in box. After about a 1/4 mile the trail is unmaintained and becomes much steeper and rocky. The trail will deposit you close to the right end of the Buttress Of Cracks and a little bit below the Weeping Wall. The approach takes 20-30 inutes depending upon your degree of fitness.

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Unknow climber at the business of Flower of Higher Rank. Most people place pro in the crack the climber is in. This works well too.

Flower of High Rank 5.9 CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : Northeast Wall Routes

The classic moderate crack at Suicide. You'll never tire of repeating this gem. The climb is located where the Northeast Face becomes the North face and is easily identified by the tree (the flower?) growing right in the middle of the crack about 70 feet up. The tree is historically littered with slings to help identify it. The climb is just to the left of a huge (undesirable looking) right facing corner.. and you actually start up this corner ...[more]

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Photo of Suicide from Devil's Slide trail.	Going old school..."most importantly, bring your o...	View of Tahquitz from roughly above the South Face...
The gorgeous slabs of Suicide Rock.	BETA PHOTO: The roadside sign across from the water tanks mark...	BETA PHOTO: Suicide Rock
Log on the approach trail that you must duck under...

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By Adam Stackhouse
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From: Escondido, Ca
Feb 19, 2007

For the first timer, the trail to the rock base can be a bit unclear. From the road sign pictured above to the service road some 200 yards away is nice, with plentiful (but unnecessary) carsonite signs. From here, one hangs a right following the paved road for about a half mile, before turning left. After a carsonite sign or two, one encounters the "end of maintained trail" sign, and a quick steep little section. After this, the trail is somewhat evident, but deteriorates after this. Many windy days this year have left a lot debris (some real big downed trees too) on the forest floor, so the weave on the way up, may not be the same path taken back down. It is this run of the trail that could use the half dozen carsonite signs found below, and a bit of chainsawing.

By Chris Owen
Administrator
From: La Crescenta, CA
Oct 27, 2007

Very cold weather yeilds good results when climbing the thin face/slab routes, at least it has for me. Hotter weather increases the routes' difficulty IMHO.

By Bruce Diffenbaugh
From: The Idyllwild City Dump.
Feb 12, 2008

Please NOTE; This is a Historical climbing area! Do not add ANY fixed protection to ANY existing route! Fixed Bolts,Pins and or Anchor replacement should ONLY be done by those with knowledge of the area and its history. PLEASE RESPECT THIS. Have a good day and enjoy the climbing.

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