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Teaching Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Teaching Rock

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	Sinbad S,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Sinbad Direct S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Teaching Center TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Teaching Left TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Teaching Right TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Teaching Traverse V-easy 3

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Elevation:	1,691 ft	515 m
GPS:	36.47473, -121.187 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.

As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.

The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.

All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.

All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.

Description

Beginner area

Getting There

[Provided by Emily Fox]:
From the Bear Gulch Parking Lot, start at Moses Spring trailhead. Hike 0.1 mi, turn right onto High Peaks trail, hike 0.3 mi, then left on the Rim Trail. Follow Rim Trail approx 0.2 mi to The Camel. Side trail shoots off to the left (25 yards) for an easy walk up to the top of the camel hump, aka Teaching Rock. You will see Teaching Rock easily from the trail.