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Narrows Proper Rock Climbing

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Routes in Narrows Proper

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	Art of Breaking, The S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cantaloupe S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Cement Garden, The T,TR 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c R
	Chiroptophobia T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Choss Ninja S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Deep Eddy S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Fudge Judge T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X
	Jenga Buttress Crack aka 10a Crack T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Other People's Crack T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R
	People's Crack T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	People's Rebolt T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Red Faction S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Screwheads S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Sloppy S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Snap, Crackle, Pop T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Village Idiot, The T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
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Description

This is the main hang at the Narrows, with the cleanest rock and the longest pitches. It's essentially a 20-foot-wide corridor with water-polished granite walls on either side. There is one sport route here and the rest is trad. All the routes have bolt anchors. Bring a 60-meter rope.

The main drawback is that the southeast side of the corridor, over the little hump and facing the highway, is very steep and slidey. Your best bet is to leave all your stuff on the little hump, using it as basecamp, and then access the routes from there.

I haven't seen any spontaneous rockfall in this zone, but it could happen. A helmet isn't a bad idea.

Getting There

Follow the approach trail as described for the Narrows area overall. About 20 minutes up the trail, you'll dead end right below a nice, 90-foot-tall slender buttress with little seams up red granite. Head right under this buttress and across talus, aiming for the obvious corridor 100 feet away, to the southeast.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Narrows Proper

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

5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 17 ● People's Crack Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 33 ● Jenga Buttress Crack aka 10a Crack Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 15 ● People's Rebolt Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 26 ● Snap, Crackle, Pop Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 29 ● The Art of Breaking Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b R 4 ● Other People's Crack Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 10 ● Chiroptophobia Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 8 ● The Village Idiot Trad, Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 10 ● Choss Ninja Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● Deep Eddy Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 8 ● Red Faction Sport