The Tombstone 

The new trail (courtesy of Geir H. and Co.) offers a much better approach. Access it at the small parking area (roughly directly across from the Tombstone) on your right that you reach before you get to the end of the road.

The Tombstone is a terrific place to climb. The rock is good, the exposure is awesome, and the routes are just fantastic. For those who like old-school routes, beautiful surroundings, and a solid challenge, this formation makes for a great day and should not be missed.

A google earth file showing the approach to the Tombstone can be found here:

www.geir.com/googleearth/stronghold/west/

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting that. I've been trying to find The Tombstone for 15 years. Now I finally can.

hmmm... a brand new anonymous account used for a sarcastic post. grow a pair and use your real name.

for the real users/climbers out there, the tombstone is terrific and easy to find (though not as easy as chimney rock). avoiding all the brush can be very troublesome, and bushwacking can really wreck the foliage and lead to erosion. so marcy and i took the time to place cairns along the trail, and i posted an overhead map.

Every route here is rated with a plus (+) at the end. Having just done the two oldest climbs and giving them a harder rating it will be interesting to see what others think.

better approach to ledge than rotten chimney
50 ft left
3 bolts and a couple cams
5.6ish
that chimney sucks