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The Pier

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Climbing Geometric Progression at the Pier.


Description 

Shady and sheltered, the Pier makes a decent one-time destination if you are trying to escape either the sun or the wind. It seems lightly traveled and lacks the ogling crowds of the crags near the first two pull-outs. The stone is attractive and solid. The routes are mostly difficult (5.11 and up) and range from 10 to 25 meters in height.


Getting There 

From the Sandstone Quarry parking lot, head back out on the street a few meters, walking less than a minute back towards the second pullout- a trail will depart from the road and take you towards the main red rock enscarpement. follow this for a few hundred meters at most, where-upon a long 'pier' or 'dock' or rock will become apparent at ground level. This is the crag. All climbs are approached via the downward sloping trail at the left side of this long rock formation.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Pier:
Long Walk Off Of a Short Pier   5.9-     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Under the Boardwalk   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Basement   5.11b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Cling Free   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Geometric Progression   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
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