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Parking Lot Rock - West Rock Climbing

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Routes in Parking Lot Rock - West

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	Batwings T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Batwings Direct T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Behold T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Delay of Game S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Giggles T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	No Parking T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Norma's Book T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Pave Paradise T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Road Rage T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Solo Mission T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Solstice S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Suburban Sprawl T,S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Suprise T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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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

A crag with a number of great moderates, the west side of Parking Lot Rock is rarely missed. The more popular face of the formation, expect to wait a bit on a few of the classics. A great spot for all climbing styles, if you climb here expect to have an all-star day.

The routes on the west face of Parking Lot Rock tend to be quite tall. Double ropes or a 70 meter is required to get down. To descend, rappel the anchors of Delay of Game or use double ropes to rappel two of the anchors atop of Batwings. To the direct south, there is one more double rope rappel available too.

A popular crag, please be courteous of others. Expect other climbers may be trying to get down, share or offer a line when rappelling to help expedite things.

Morning shade / afternoon sun.

Getting There

From the parking lot of the area, follow the trail dead-center to the crag.

13 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Parking Lot Rock - West

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 165 ● Norma's Book Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 399 ● Delay of Game Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 32 ● Road Rage Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 51 ● Behold Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 484 ● Batwings Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Giggles Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 154 ● Solstice Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 10 ● Suburban Sprawl Trad, Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● Pave Paradise Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 34 ● Batwings Direct Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 25 ● No Parking Trad 2 pitches