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The Dark Continent Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map This is our best guess at this area's location.
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Asia Carrera T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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GPS:	34.0835, -116.1406 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	David Evans on Apr 28, 2003
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Access Issue: Seasonal Golden Eagle Closures Details

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CLOSURE:
CLIMBING ROUTES SLATANIC, RATTLESNAKE BUTTRESS, MARGARET THATCHER SPIRE, STEPPING STONES, BULKHEAD, DUNCE CAP, AND COMMISSIONER'S BUTTRESS ARE CLOSED DUE TO NESTING GOLDEN EAGLES
Dates of Closure: February 8th to June 15th, 2022

Description

This crag has a large dark brown patina patch that resembles Pangea (the proto continent) or maybe Australia. Below and attached to it is a dark brown patina slab with a perfect thin splitter arching up a faint rib in it's center. This crack is Asia Carrera, a 5.10b **.

Getting There

See Randy's description for the Valley of the Kings. When you turn south from Rattlesnake and go up the boulder field look way up and left. If you approach from the vicinity of the Commissioner Buttress (The Great Commission) contour around into the Rattleshake boulder field and this formation is about 200 meters to the right of The Com. Butt. and just slightly higher. This is an OK alternate approach for the Valley of the Kings.