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Building Blocks - West 8 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

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Elevation:	6,118 ft	1,865 m
GPS:	42.08494, -113.69766 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Guy H. on Jun 19, 2007
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Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

A great crag for an all day visit or a short trip on the way out of the valley. Most of the climbing is 5.11 and up, but there are a couple runout 5.10's that should not be missed.

Getting There

Park at the Circle Creek parking lot and follow the road through the first gate. The crag will be on your left after ~10 minutes.

18 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Building Blocks

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 110 ● Lego Sport Building Blocks - West
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 73 ● Acid Rain Trad, Sport Building Blocks - West
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 38 ● Lowe Route Trad Building Blocks - West
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 34 ● Pinner Sport Building Blocks - East
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 11 ● Stereotypic Behavior Trad Building Blocks - West
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 45 ● Scraps Trad, Sport Building Blocks - West
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 17 ● Zip Drive Sport Building Blocks - East
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 62 ● Techno-Weenie Trad Building Blocks - East
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 52 ● Latter-Day Saints Sport Building Blocks - East
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 21 ● Vice Grips Trad Building Blocks - West
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Raingutter Sport Building Blocks - East
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 27 ● Technicolor Sport Building Blocks - East
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 19 ● The Mechanic Sport Building Blocks - East