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Temple of Ishtar Rock Climbing

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Routes in Temple of Ishtar

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	Cross Your Heart S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Deep in the Heart of Texas S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dixie S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dixie Variation S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Family Therapy S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Go Ask Alice S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Good Day Sunshine T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Heart S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Heart and Sole S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	I Ate Your Dog S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mad Dog S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mad Hatter S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Telephone Booth S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Vestal Virgin S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Elevation:	2,516 ft
GPS:	34.51348, -118.40257 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: 1. RAIN & WET ROCK 2. DANGER OF EROSION Details

1. Texas Canyon is conglomerate that is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp, then do not climb.

2. The south end of the First Corridor is in danger of collapsing at the base of Sophie’s Choice. A dam of rocks and soil has been built to divert water away from the eroding soil underneath these huge boulders. Please help keep this system in place until a more permanent solution is implemented.

Description

The Temple of Ishtar is the second largest of the formations at Texas Canyon and the western most major formation at Texas Canyon. The Temple of Ishtar is a two minute walk over the ridge and down the hill, to the west, from the base of The Chicken (Hyperion Slab) and the southern entrance to the First Corridor. While the Temple of Ishtar appears low angle and slabby from the east, the west and southwest faces offer bolted routes on steep knobby walls.

Getting There

From the parking area, walk up the dirt road past the white gate for ~ 100 yds until the crag comes into view. Take the trail, on the right, that diagonals down toward the large formation with the caves on its east face. Skirt the large formation with the caves, to the left (south). Once the trail levels off continue west around the southern end of the huge slab and past the opening to the First Corridor and over the ridge to the west. The large slabby formation furthest south is the Temple of Ishtar. Continue downhill along the southern edge of Temple of Ishtar's southwest face. The climbs are on the face to the right.

14 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Temple of Ishtar

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 12 ● Dixie Variation Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 15 ● Mad Dog Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Family Therapy Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Deep in the Heart of Texas Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 18 ● Heart and Sole Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Cross Your Heart Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Dixie Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 11 ● Heart Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 5 ● Go Ask Alice Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Telephone Booth Sport