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Elevation: 4,000 ft 1,219 m
GPS: 40.77, -123.5033
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Shared By: Rick Shull on Jan 4, 2007
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The Shooting Gallery is located at the farthest left portion of the cliffs. The routes start off a series of ledges and can be reached by a trail on either side of the Tower of Babble. Some scrambling is required to get to the base of some of the climbs and the starts can be quite exposed. Currently, there are fixed ropes on the approaches as well as along the ledges.

Note: the Shooting Gallery is named for a reason. The base of the upper Shooting Gallery is a steep, loose slope, and any rocks that get dislodged (which is a fairly common occurrence) funnel down the upper portion and eventually into the lower Shooting Gallery. Exercise extreme caution when multiple parties are climbing in the Shooting Gallery, or climb somewhere else.

Getting There Suggest change

Walk left from the parking area and follow the left fork at the base of the main formation up a steep slope with fixed lines. Takes about 5 minutes from the base.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Shooting Gallery

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 48
● Cedar's Dihedral
Sport
Boardwalk
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 36
● [Redacted]
Sport
Boardwalk
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 29
● Bigfoot's Dick
Sport
Boardwalk
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 10
● Stumble In My Footsteps
Sport
Upper Shooting Gallery
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 25
● Snatchsquatch
Sport
Boardwalk
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 13
● Snakeshot
Sport
Upper Shooting Gallery
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 6
● Limestone Cowboy
Sport
Upper Shooting Gallery
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 32
● Bambi Slayer
Sport
Upper Shooting Gallery
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 28
● Gold Rush
Sport
Upper Shooting Gallery
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
● Mob It. It Rules.
Sport
Lower Shooting Gallery
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 13
● Blitzkrieg
Sport
Lower Shooting Gallery
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
● Smack Daddy
Sport
Lower Shooting Gallery
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 21
● Whiplash
Sport
Lower Shooting Gallery
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 5
● Rapture
Sport
Lower Shooting Gallery
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Cedar's Dihedral Boardwalk
 48
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● [Redacted] Boardwalk
 36
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Bigfoot's Dick Boardwalk
 29
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Stumble In My Footsteps Upper Shooting Gallery
 10
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Snatchsquatch Boardwalk
 25
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Snakeshot Upper Shooting Gallery
 13
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Limestone Cowboy Upper Shooting Gallery
 6
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Bambi Slayer Upper Shooting Gallery
 32
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Gold Rush Upper Shooting Gallery
 28
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Mob It. It Rules. Lower Shooting Gallery
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Blitzkrieg Lower Shooting Gallery
 13
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Smack Daddy Lower Shooting Gallery
 4
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Whiplash Lower Shooting Gallery
 21
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Rapture Lower Shooting Gallery
 5
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
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The view from the upper shooting gallery.
The view from the upper shooting gallery.
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