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Otay Mesa Rock Climbing

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Routes in Otay Mesa

	Crow's Nest S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dont be Fooled S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Ice, Ice, Baby S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wall of the Unclimbables T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b C0

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Elevation:	1,506 ft
GPS:	32.603, -116.907 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	7,009 total · 45/month
Shared By:	Tavis Ricksecker on Jan 29, 2007
Admins:	Marc Kajut, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes History (Admin Only): Marc Kajut edited this area Apr 26, 2019

Access Issue: Current San Diego County Advisories Details

For the most accurate and up to date information on San Diego access and closures: https://www.alliedclimbers.org/2019-updated-advisories/

* All of Poway Crags and Ramona Wall are CLOSED from Dec 1st - July 31st for Golden Eagles

* Glencliff is CLOSED Dec 15th - July 31st for Golden Eagles

* Eagle Peak and Corte Madera have ADVISORIES from March 1st - July 31st for falcons and hawks. "Advisory" means that you can climb at these areas, but please minimize disturbances to raptors, and do not climb or rappel where raptors are bothered by your presence. Please leave the area and climb or rappel elsewhere if the raptors are agitated.

* The Allied Climbers of San Diego are actively working with land managers to manage raptors who change nest location and need your help! If you see raptors or active nests at our crags, especially if they are agitated by climber presence, please email them at: access@alliedclimbers.org with any details including specific location, behavior, nest location, etc.

* Thank you for CLIMBING RESPONSIBLY!

Access Issue: This area may have access issues Details

Climbers have reported confrontations with local Border Patrol due to migrant activity in the canyon.

Description

A small canyon filled with grass and palm trees down near the border in Otay mesa contains some decent if somewhat short sport climbing on interesting featured metamorphic rock. Most of the good climbing faces north, and the trees offer shade, making this area climbable on all but the hottest days.

Getting There

From highway 5 go east on 905. Continue east on Otay Mesa Road. Turn left on Alta Rd and drive 2 miles, passing a prison, to an unmarked dirt rd on left with a concrete culvert. Go north on this rough dirt rd. At a fork near a fenced reservoir, bear right and follow this rd til it ends above a canyon. Hike left and down into the canyon to find the climbing.