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Flaming Rock Rock Climbing

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	Baby Eyes T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	City Girls S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Firewater S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Puzzle Wall S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Quest for Fire S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Raindance S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Reservations T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Smoke Signal S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tail Feather S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Tither's Jam T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Tribal Boundaries S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Warrior Eyes TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

Mostly clip-ups, the west face of Flaming Rock offers steep climbing through solution pockets in bright red-orange iron-oxide patina. This is what many people think of as the sport climbing experience at the City. Classics such as Tribal Boundaries, 5.10a, and Firewater, 5.11b, are located here. The east face is much lower angle, and home to the slabby moderate, Raindance, 5.7.

On the north side of the rock is South Creek which runs nearly all year. You can get water out of this stream, but be sure to treat it. With all the ranching in the City, the water contains giardia.

Getting There

Park at the Flaming Rock trailhed near campsite 30. Follow this trail down through the sage and as you approach large rock formations you will come to a fork in the trail just before Flaming Rock. For Tribal Boundaries and other steep climbs on the west face, take the left fork; for Raindance, take the right fork. The trail continues all the way around the rock, so you really can't go wrong. If you take the left fork, take the two minutes to scramble up to the window just before the ledge over to Tribal Boundaries. It's pretty cool.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Flaming Rock

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 314 ● Raindance Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 119 ● Tail Feather Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13 98 ● Reservations Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 764 ● Tribal Boundaries Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 220 ● City Girls Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 156 ● Quest for Fire Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 35 ● Puzzle Wall Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 4 ● Tither's Jam Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 166 ● Firewater Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 61 ● Smoke Signal Sport