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Comp Rock Rock Climbing

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Areas in Comp Rock

Comp Rock - Dihedrals 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Comp Rock - East Face 6 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Comp Wall, The 8 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

NW Face 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Upper Comp Rock 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	6,251 ft	1,905 m
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Access Issue: (1) BLM Managed Lands at Castle Rocks PERMANENTLY CLOSED TO CLIMBING!! Castle Rocks State Park and US Forest Sevice lands are OPEN TO CLIMBING. US Forest Service Lands closed to new route developement. (2) Highlining temporary ban in place at CIRO/CRSP Details

(1) The BLM has amended the Cassia Resource Management Plan (RMP) to permanently close the 400 acres of land it manages in the Castle Rocks Interagency Recreation Area to staging, traditional rock climbing, sport climbing and bouldering, as well as overnight camping and development of new trails. Here is a link to a map that shows the BLM land in yellow. parksandrecreation.idaho.go…

The adjacent Castle Rocks State Park and the National Forest Service land to the north remains OPEN TO CLIMBING,
as does the nearby City of Rocks National Reserve.

(2) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
By the authority of the park manager, Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is temporarily prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

The park(s) is reviewing highlining activities. 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…

Arrest and/or hefty fines are likely if caught rock climbing with ropes and gear in the BLM land.

Please respect this closure to ensure access to the open climbing at Castle Rocks is not threatened.

The "Final Supplementary Rules for the Castle Rocks Land Use Plan Amendment Area, Idaho" is located in the Federal Registry. This document gives the details on the closure but doesn't provide a map. You can check it out here: federalregister.gov/documen…

Description

The setting for one of the earliest outdoor climbing competitions, The Comp Wall is rich in history and controversy. Top climbers came from all over to compete in the 1989 climbing competition. The scene of big controversy, this Tony Yaniro brainchild featured chipped, glued, and bolted on holds. Unaccepted at the time, most forms of climbing media decided to purposely scorn coverage of the event due to the added holds; some climbers even left the event after seeing the construction. Since the competition, nearly all of the fabrication has been removed. The men's semi-final route has been decommissioned, whereas the Women's Semi-Qualifier route still exists. The men's final route, Redrum is still there and remains a classic test-piece.

Great rock, long varied routes, and an interesting history make this one of the best areas at Castle Rocks. Home of some of the park's hardest climbs, this area still has something for everyone. With nearly a route at every grade, sport, trad, and mixed, it'd be hard not find something to climb. Bring gear, draws, and at least a 60m rope.

Getting There

Follow well-signed paths north of the parking lot. A 20 minute walk on a solid path leads directly to the wall.

28 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Comp Rock

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 61 ● Handy Trad, Sport Comp Rock - E Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 23 ● La Vida Trad 3 pitches Comp Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 30 ● Continental Crust Sport Comp Rock - E Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 93 ● Shop and Compare Trad, Sport 3 pitches Comp Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 18 ● Baby-Free Sport NW Face
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 94 ● Mantel Dynamics Sport Comp Rock - E Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 18 ● Exstacy Sport NW Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 6 ● Cryptic Vision Sport Comp Rock - E Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 14 ● Red Corner Trad 2 pitches Comp Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 13 ● Companeros Trad, Sport Comp Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 10 ● Sancho Rama Sport Upper Comp Rock
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 83 ● Splitter Trad 2 pitches Comp Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Castle Rocks Gardening Club Trad 2 pitches Comp Rock - E Face
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 19 ● No Competition Sport Comp Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 16 ● Women's Semi-Qualifier Sport Comp Wall