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Chamber of Secrets - CLOSED TO CLIMBING!! Rock Climbing

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Routes in Chamber of Secrets - CLOSED TO CLIMBING!!

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	Down And Out T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Dungeon Master T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X
	Figure Four T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Iron Cross T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	North by Northwest T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Elevation:	6,367 ft	1,941 m
GPS:	42.13354, -113.67771 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: (1) BLM Managed Lands at Castle Rocks PERMANENTLY CLOSED TO CLIMBING!! Castle Rocks State Park and US Forest Sevice lands are OPEN TO CLIMBING. US Forest Service Lands closed to new route developement. (2) Highlining temporary ban in place at CIRO/CRSP Details

(1) The BLM has amended the Cassia Resource Management Plan (RMP) to permanently close the 400 acres of land it manages in the Castle Rocks Interagency Recreation Area to staging, traditional rock climbing, sport climbing and bouldering, as well as overnight camping and development of new trails. Here is a link to a map that shows the BLM land in yellow. parksandrecreation.idaho.go…

The adjacent Castle Rocks State Park and the National Forest Service land to the north remains OPEN TO CLIMBING,
as does the nearby City of Rocks National Reserve.

(2) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
By the authority of the park manager, Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is temporarily prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

The park(s) is reviewing highlining activities. 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…

Arrest and/or hefty fines are likely if caught rock climbing with ropes and gear in the BLM land.

Please respect this closure to ensure access to the open climbing at Castle Rocks is not threatened.

The "Final Supplementary Rules for the Castle Rocks Land Use Plan Amendment Area, Idaho" is located in the Federal Registry. This document gives the details on the closure but doesn't provide a map. You can check it out here: federalregister.gov/documen…

Access Issue: Chamber of Secrets is on BLM land and is PERMANENTLY CLOSED TO CLIMBING!! Details

Description

The Chamber of Secrets is located just south of the Sorcerer's Stone (aka BLM highpoint, aka pole cat rock). Most routes are on the west face where some excellent trad can be found.

Getting There

If approaching from castle creek, continue 150 yards past the jug wall through a 10-20' wide gulley. If approaching from Castle rock, take the Johnson Creek trail and head up toward the tower just S of the BLM highpoint. 30 min. from parking lot.