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Pirate's Cove (aka The Beach or Corona Del Mar) Bouldering

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Routes in Pirate's Cove (aka The Beach or Corona Del Mar)

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	Anabel V4+ 6B+
	Baby Ricky T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V-easy 3
	Big Ricky T V4 6B
	C.F.'s Edge Crank V2 5+ PG13
	Captain Hook Arete V6 7A
	Chips Ahoy V4-5 6B+
	Courtney's side V1+ 5 PG13
	Crystal Clear V2+ 5+
	Dave's Problem T V0 4
	Diamond Man V4 6B
	Diamond Man Dyno V1 5
	Diamond Man Extension V5 6C
	Ecto the Collector V4 6B
	Faith T V4+ 6B+
	Fale Problem V0 4 PG13
	Gather Up V0+ 4+
	Green Burrito V1 5
	Head Above the Stairs V1 5 R
	High Over Beached Whales T V0+ 4+
	Hinge Direct V4 6B
	Hinge Indirect V0 4
	Hinge, The 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a V0 4
	Iron Man V3 6A
	Italian Fall T V3 6A
	Jelly bean V1 5
	Jumpluff Traverse V3-4 6A+
	Knob City 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V-easy 3
	Layback, The 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V-easy 3
	Lieback 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V-easy 3
	Little Ricky T V2 5+
	My Dog Ringo. V2 5+
	Not Even V2 5+
	Not Even Chips (and reverse) V3- 6A PG13
	Nowhere Man V3-4 6A+
	Onion Man V1 5
	Paper Boy V7 7A+
	Pin Hole V0 4 PG13
	Pin Scar V0 4
	Pin Scar Direct V2-3 5+
	Piss Take V6 7A
	Poodle Press V4 6B
	Pyramid, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Rib Romp T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Roman Engineering V7 7A+
	Sand Gully V1 5
	Shark's Tooth T V4 6B
	Shelf, The T V0 4
	Slip and Slide 5.5 V0+ 4+ PG13
	Tin Man V0+ 4+
	Wet Toes V1-2 5

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Access Issue: Summer climbing times restricted Details

Climbing is restricted at the beach until after 5 pm at the height of beach season.

Description

Shade and Sun. Best times are late in the day after the cliff has had some time to dry out. The climbing here is characterized by sandstone caves that come out into a short cliff. The sandstone is typically juggy. It can be VERY greasy. Recommended to bring shoes, chalkbag, brush for holds, towel to clean off shoes and get sand out of your eyes. Awesome landings onto soft sand beach. No need for a crashpad in many spots.

Craig Fry's "Southern California Bouldering Guide, 2nd edition" has this area listed and info.

Getting There

Drive to Corona Del Mar State Beach. There is free parking along the roads that run along the beach or pay parking inside the park. The Cliff is located at the extreme west side of the beach. If you're in the beach parking lot head west past the picnic area and scramble over the rocks to a staircase that leads down the cliff to the beach and bouldering.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Pirate's Cove (aka The Beach or Corona Del Mar)

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

V0 4 PG13 16 ● Fale Problem Boulder
V0 4 19 ● Pin Scar Boulder
V0+ 4+ 44 ● Tin Man Boulder
V1 5 36 ● Onion Man Boulder
V2 5+ 69 ● Not Even Boulder
V2+ 5+ 26 ● Crystal Clear Boulder
V2-3 5+ 30 ● Pin Scar Direct Boulder
V3- 6A PG13 26 ● Not Even Chips (and reverse) Boulder
V3 6A 59 ● Iron Man Boulder
V3 6A 43 ● Italian Fall Trad, Boulder
V4 6B 16 ● Hinge Direct Boulder
V4 6B 24 ● Diamond Man Boulder
V4+ 6B+ 13 ● Anabel Boulder
V4-5 6B+ 16 ● Chips Ahoy Boulder
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a V0 4 34 ● The Hinge Boulder