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The Balconies Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Balconies

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	Balconies- Regular Route T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Brosseau Finish, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Conduit to the Cosmos S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Desperate Abandon T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Electric Blue S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Full Circle S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gold Line T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Inn Crowd, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Knifeblade S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Knifeblade Direct T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lava Falls T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	No Sense of Measure S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Peregrine T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Powers That Be, The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Premeditated T A3
	Shake-N-Bake T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.

Description

The Balconies is a wonderland of vertical chutes and home to Lava Falls and "Shake and Bake".

Getting There

Approach by Balconies Trail.

16 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Balconies

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 61 ● Lava Falls Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R 16 ● Shake-N-Bake Trad 3 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 8 ● Full Circle Sport 3 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 6 ● Electric Blue Sport 2 pitches