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The Mouth

California > Central Coast > Santa Barbara > Santa Barbara… > Lizard's Mouth

Description

The center-piece of the area. This 40-feet tall formation boasts an excellent traverse which goes in both directions at V0+ as well as several decent top-outs which can be easily top-roped.

Getting There

From West Camino Cielo Road, follow obvious climbers trails west. Turn right whenever given a choice. The trail dumps you on top of the Mouth. Scramble down the west side to access routes.

Click here for an area map.

Routes from Left to Right

V0+ 4+
 121
● Lizards' Mouth Traverse
Boulder
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 29
● Yellow Belly
TR
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 2
● Dancing the Nose
TR
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
● Flight of the Iguana
TR
V0 4
 39
● Goldak
Boulder
V3 6A
 48
● The Butthole
Boulder
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 1
● Digestive Tract
TR
V2 5+
 4
● Odd Flex but Ok
Boulder
V3 6A
 2
● Hot Pockets
Boulder
V6 7A
 1
● Lizard's Mouth Campus (right to…
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Lizards' Mouth Traverse
 121
V0+ 4+ Boulder
● Yellow Belly
 29
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a TR
● Dancing the Nose
 2
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b TR
● Flight of the Iguana
 5
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a TR
● Goldak
 39
V0 4 Boulder
● The Butthole
 48
V3 6A Boulder
● Digestive Tract
 1
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c TR
● Odd Flex but Ok
 4
V2 5+ Boulder
● Hot Pockets
 2
V3 6A Boulder
● Lizard's Mouth Campus (righ…
 1
V6 7A Boulder

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Sarah at The Mouth, Lizard's Mouth, Santa Barbara, CA.
[Hide Photo] Sarah at The Mouth, Lizard's Mouth, Santa Barbara, CA.
Cannot beat the sunsets up here.
[Hide Photo] Cannot beat the sunsets up here.
Mouth pano
[Hide Photo] Mouth pano
Lizard's Mouth low traverse
[Hide Photo] Lizard's Mouth low traverse
Who doesn't like a nice sunset photo :D!
[Hide Photo] Who doesn't like a nice sunset photo :D!
Nice evening at Lizards Mouth.
[Hide Photo] Nice evening at Lizards Mouth.
Lost Continent V1 -SDS in cave and exit right. Hard and crumbly.
[Hide Photo] Lost Continent V1 -SDS in cave and exit right. Hard and crumbly.
Unknown climber screwing around for some cool photos.
[Hide Photo] Unknown climber screwing around for some cool photos.
Looking down on Santa Barbara
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the namesake "mouth" at Lizard's Mouth
[Hide Photo] the namesake "mouth" at Lizard's Mouth

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Dustin Stephens
[Hide Comment] Freshly tagged with dark blue graffiti and covered with broken glass and trash... hate to say it but this area could really benefit from more regulation before it is totally destroyed :( Apr 27, 2020