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Tomb Raider Area Climbing

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Areas in Tomb Raider Area

Apollo Block 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Corrosion Block 1 / 0 / 3 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Ship's Prow 1 / 0 / 5 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Tomb Raider 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Warm Up Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	2,026 ft	618 m
GPS:	39.63813, -79.81765 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Regarding Local Ethics Details

Please do not climb on wet rock, especially footholds. If a hold is wet, and you are unsure if it is fragile or not, go climb something dry. Caking a hold in chalk only dries the surface of the rock and does nothing to actually make a hold less friable.

If you use chalk on the rock, brush it off when you are done. If you use tick marks, brush them off when you are done. Wipe your feet off prior to each climbing attempt. Excess chalk and any dirt, leaves, or mud can polish holds over time. Do not drag your pad from one climb to the next (in order to minimize erosion). And most importantly, Leave No Trace. Pick up your trash and place it in the trash cans at the trail head.

Description

This area includes the classic, steep face of the Tomb Raider Boulder, as well as the adjacent Ship's Prow cave just to the left. It also includes the Corrosion Block, the Convoluted Boulder, and Apollo's Block.

Getting There

From the walk-down, go slightly downhill and left, until you hit the signed "Rattlesnake Trail." Take a right, and walk for a couple minutes until you hit the super-obvious Tomb Raider boulder, with its distinctive downhill-facing, 70 foot long, 45 degree overhanging face.

41 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Tomb Raider Area

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

V1-2 5 49 ● A Touch of Tango Boulder Ship's Prow
V2 5+ 41 ● Ship's Mantle Boulder Ship's Prow
V3 6A 78 ● Tomb Raider Boulder Tomb Raider
V3 6A 32 ● Poundin' The Pooch Boulder Ship's Prow
V3 6A 33 ● Ship's Traverse (V3 Variation) Boulder Ship's Prow
V3 6A 33 ● Pocketsock Boulder Tomb Raider
V3+ 6A+ 14 ● Nemesis Boulder Corrosion Block
V4 6B 9 ● Pocketsock Variation #2 Boulder Tomb Raider
V5- 6C 53 ● George Washington's Nose Boulder Corrosion Block
V5 6C 27 ● Tomb Raider Roof (stand-start) Boulder Tomb Raider
V5+ 6C+ 12 ● Raiders of the Lost Tomb Boulder Tomb Raider
V5-6 6C+ 31 ● Benthic Dweller Boulder Ship's Prow
V7 7A+ 16 ● Tomb Raider Roof (sit-start) Boulder Tomb Raider
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● Unnamed TR Ship's Prow
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 8 ● Bat Eliminate Trad, TR Corrosion Block