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Terrapin Wall Rock Climbing

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	Box of Rain T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Grateful Chimney T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
	Shakedown Street T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a

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Elevation:	10,593 ft
GPS:	43.4092, -109.66305 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Eli Boardman on Jul 15, 2017
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Access Issue: Petroglyphs and Private Land Details

Torrey Valley is known for ancient petroglyphs found on sandstone blocks, usually facing one of the lakes. It goes without saying, don't climb on or directly next to the petroglyphs, and don't harm them in any way.

The approach road (County Road 411/Trail Lake Road) runs through private land on an easement from the Whiskey Basin wildlife reserve to the public campground at the head of Ring Lake. It is illegal to leave the road without permission from the landowners in this area except for the boat ramp at Torrey Lake provided on a goodwill basis. The east side of the valley has a lot of private land, too. There is not much worth climbing in the private part anyway.

Description

"Some rise, some fall, some climb to get to Terrapin."

This is a beautiful and secluded wall above a pond called "Sheep Tarn" just to the west of the small pass between Ross Lake and the Wasson Fork of Jakey's Creek. Route development is a continuing process here. I placed a summit register on this sharp peak on 8-6-17 and found no evidence the summit had been reached previously although it might have been climbed without the summit party leaving a register or cairn.

The descent is the same for all routes: scramble down to a large grassy ledge with a huge and prominent dead tree and rappel off the tree. I found a very old sling on this tree. I do not know what route was climbed by the person who placed this sling, and I do not know if they visited the summit. I am claiming first ascents of the routes I climb until someone can inform me otherwise.

Getting There

Easiest way: Whiskey Mountain Trail to Ross Lake Trail to large meadow at its end, then bushwhack 1 mile west, passing Whiskey Mountain Pinnacle on the way.
Other possibilities: up the Wasson Fork headwaters (no trail) from Jakeys Fork Trail, across Whiskey Mountain from Whiskey Creek, or scree descent from Shale Mountain.