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Transformer Corridor Rock Climbing

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Routes in Transformer Corridor

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	Chomping at the Bit T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dirty Boulevard S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Dynamo Hum S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Heat Wave T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Just a Pretty Day T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Live Wire T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Short Circuit T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Vibrator T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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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

A popular spot in the South Creek area, it has a concentration of mostly 5.10 routes on the west face of Transformer Rock. The east side of Bumblie Rock makes up the other side of this corridor. The Bumblie Rock side currently has just 2 routes while the Transformer Rock side has around 6.

Getting There

Transformer Corridor is just downstream (east) of Bumblie Rock and can be reached by a trail on either side of Flaming Rock. The most direct trail to the area is to start at the Flaming Rock Trailhead and stay on the west side of Flaming Rock, cross the creek, veer right, and go downstream just past Bumblie Rock, then take a left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Transformer Corridor

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

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 132 ● Dirty Boulevard Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 267 ● Short Circuit Trad, Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 76 ● Dynamo Hum Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 116 ● Live Wire Trad, Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 46 ● Heat Wave Trad, Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 79 ● Vibrator Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 73 ● Chomping at the Bit Trad, Sport