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Burly Boogie 
Graffiti Wisdom 
Indecision 
Metro 
Peepshow 
Pioneer Route 
Punk's Not Dead 
Rendezvous 
Simple Simon 
Voyeurism 

Metro Sector 


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The main (west) face of the Riverside Quarry from ...

Description 

This small area is home to a good concentration of mostly shorter routes from 5.10c to 5.13b with the majority of routes in the 5.11-5.12 range.

Some of the recommended routes here include Peepshow (5.10c), Metro (5.11a), Voyeurism (5.11d), Graffiti Wisdom (5.12c), Burly Boogie (5.13a) and Weapons of Mass Destruction (5.13a).


Getting There 

Head up the talus slope from the right end of Slab City or walk left along the base from Left of the Roof.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Metro Sector:
Indecision   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Peepshow   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Metro   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   
Voyeurism   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet   
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Featured Route For Metro Sector
Just below the anchors on Metro (5.11a), Riverside Quarry.

Metro 5.11a  CA : Riverside/Orange Counties : ... : Metro Sector
Climb large, positive holds through bulging terrain to a distinct crux just past the 5th bolt as you traverse left above the lip of a small roof. Once past the crux the angle subsides for a bit and a combination of stemming and liebacking past blocky corners and flakes through progressively steeper terrain leads to another crux between the last bolt and the anchors.Great climbing on this route which feels a lot like climbing at Owens River Gorge in the lower portion and a little like [[105903225...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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Sunset from the Riverside Quarry.

Sunset from the Riverside Quarry.

Just below the anchors on Metro (5.11a), Riverside Quarry.

Just below the anchors on Metro (5.11a), Riverside...

Riverside Quarry overview showing the various sectors (double click for better viewing).

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