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Tunnel Tower Crag Rock Climbing

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Routes in Tunnel Tower Crag

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	Carpel Tunnel Blues S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dewey Decimal System S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Easy on the Breaks T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hard Tellin Not Knowin S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Meeting of the Minds T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Plugging Friends with Friends T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Power Switch S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Twist and Giggle S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Elevation:	1,890 ft	576 m
GPS:	37.12845, -82.41344 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

50-60' wall, easy approach. This is the same area with the giant bouldering roof dubbed The Prospectors Roof that includes the great Parlier problem "Pure Gold" (see Breaks Bouldering section for info on that one)

Getting There

Park less than 1 mile past the Rhododendron Lodge and Restaurant, at the Tower Tunnel Overlook Parking on the left. Expect a 5 minute approach. Once you are parked, follow the Tower Tunnel Trail down for about 5 minutes. Do not go to the overlook. Instead, continue on the main trail for a few hundred yards and the base of the climbs will be on your left. The first buttress holds a few routes. Next you will walk under the unmistakable "Pure Gold" bouldering roof. Then the bulk of the routes emerge.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Tunnel Tower Crag

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Twist and Giggle Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Dewey Decimal System Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Power Switch Sport