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Drilling Fields - Lost World Rock Climbing

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	Aurora S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chimera S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Chimney to the Sky S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	City Slicker S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Contra Friction S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	End Game S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	High Jinx S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Last of the Lost S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lost Soles S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Science Friction S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	There's Friction Afoot S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Time After Time S 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Tourist Season S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	True Spirit S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Truth is Stranger than Friction S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Yankee Clipper S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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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

On the east side of the Drilling Fields is a quiet spot with great views across the Circle Creek Drainage. The approach is just long enough to keep out the rif raf, with a nice flat slab in an alcove for kicking back in.

It can make for a very pleasant outing in the afternoon to beat the crowds and the sun. The rock does not see much traffic, and is gritty with bands of moss at the top, but if friction is your thing, it is worth a look.

Getting There

Approach as for the drilling Fields: Past Morning Glory Spire and down past the trail to Redtail. Continue on past the Drilling Fields West side, following the trail, then cairns up onto the rock and past a quick 4th class move. More cairns lead down and to the left, meandering up and around to the alcove and the climbing. ABove the alcove are two climbs, and further to the North are two more friction routes.

16 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Drilling Fields - Lost World

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 84 ● Tourist Season Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 60 ● True Spirit Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 73 ● End Game Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 66 ● Contra Friction Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 70 ● Last of the Lost Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 33 ● Chimney to the Sky Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 46 ● City Slicker Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 21 ● Chimera Sport 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 10 ● High Jinx Sport 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 17 ● Aurora Sport 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 33 ● Truth is Stranger than Friction Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 48 ● There's Friction Afoot Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 16 ● Science Friction Sport