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DescriptionThe 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 ThereApproach time: 20 - 25 minutes. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Grotto:
Bandito 5.8 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Table Manners 5.8 Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Granted 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Go with the Flow 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Hole in the Wall 5.10a Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Chicken Ranch Bingo 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 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
Table Manners - Left 5.11a Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
To Pin or Not To Be 5.11a Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Snake Bite 5.11b Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Squealer 5.11c Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet
Men's Crisis Center 5.12a Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Flight Simulator 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet
Featured Route For The Grotto
Rawhide 5.10d CA : Sonora Pass (Hwy 108) : ... : The Grotto
Rawhide is the most obvious finger crack left of AC Devil Dog on the lower portion of the Grotto's main wall. It is a fun and difficult route with a distinct crux section near the middle of the route.Stemming right decreases the difficulty.In the photo below, Rawhide is the crack that starts on the bottom left....[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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