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Monument Slot (aka Gunga Din) Rock Climbing

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Areas in Monument Slot (aka Gunga Din)

Chocolate Block (aka Rocky Top), The 4 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Outer space wall 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Peter Gabriel Cliff 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Punk Rock 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Run to the Hills Pillar 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Solar Power Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Temple of Kali 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Thug Wall 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	4,661 ft	1,421 m
GPS:	36.58463, -118.11545 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This area is also known as the Gunga Din area. Noted for containing a large white marble historical marker or plague commemorating the 1939 movie Gunga Din starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, and Douglas Fairbanks. In 1938 this site and Alabama Hills served as the Northern India stand-in set for the RKO adventure film.

Getting There

From Whitney Portal Road, turn left onto Horseshoe Meadows Road. When nearing the pass at 0.7 miles turn left on the dirt track an immediately see the white marble monument on the right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Monument Slot (aka Gunga Din)

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 63 ● Chocolate Mice Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 35 ● After Eights Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 48 ● Drop Out Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 33 ● Peanut Butter & Chocolate Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 18 ● Dark Chocolate Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 16 ● Solar Power Sport Solar Power Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 52 ● Chocolate Pocket Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 25 ● Kali Sacrifice Sport Temple of Kali
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 18 ● Kew Sport Temple of Kali
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 16 ● Wildest Dreams Sport Temple of Kali
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 4 ● Run to the Hills Sport Run to the Hills Pillar
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Elephant Girl Sport Thug Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 46 ● Orange Chocolate Sport, TR Chocolate Block (aka…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 16 ● Chocolate Monkey Sport Chocolate Block (aka…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Bengal Lancer Sport Thug Wall