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Taboo Area Rock Climbing

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Routes in (m) Taboo Area

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	A Handful of Harpies S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cavorting S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Forbidden Fruit S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Magic Mushroom S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Momentum S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Original Sin S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rocky S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Seduction S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Sins of the Flesh S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Sky Pilot S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Solidarity S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Taboo T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Violator S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Wages of Sin S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Elevation:	1,000 ft
GPS:	34.017, -117.417 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	C Miller on Jan 2, 2007
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Access Issue: CLOSED Details

Temporary closure during construction. Do not climb at Riverside until formally re-opened or future access will be jeopardized.

Description

The Taboo Area is located on the right side of the west face and situated between (n) The Alcove on the right and (k) The Shield on the left. The steep, arching corner system of Taboo (5.12c) is an obvious feature.

Routes in this area range from 5.10d to 5.14a with most in the 5.11+ and harder range with some standouts of the area including Violator (5.11c), Forbidden Fruit (5.12a), Taboo (5.12c), Sky Pilot (5.12c), Temptation (5.12d), Seduction (5.13a), The Saint (5.13a), Temptation Supreme (5.13d) and Fusion (5.14a).

Getting There

Easily reached by heading for the right side of the Quarry's west face. The arching corner system of Taboo is an obvious feature.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Taboo Area

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

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 14 ● Magic Mushroom Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 38 ● Original Sin Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 56 ● Violator Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 15 ● Forbidden Fruit Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 6 ● Taboo Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 5 ● Seduction Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 6 ● Sins of the Flesh Sport