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Condor Crags Rock Climbing

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	Condor Condiment T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Condor Crag Regular Route T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Condor Crag South - Traverse T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Condorks S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	St. Valentine's Day Massacre S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.

As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.

The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.

All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.

All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.

Description

Condor Crags is the scene of the first recorded roped climb at then Pinnacles National Monument in November 1933 by David Brower, Herve Voge and George Rockwood. David Brower would go onto become president of the Sierra Club and Herve Voge would write the first ever Climber's Guide to the High Sierra.

The crag is aptly named as this is a favored resting place for the California Condors which were re-introduced into the Park in the early 2000's. Plan to spend time on the North Summit watching these elegant creatures.

There are routes on both the west and east faces.

Getting There

There are four formations on the bench in between the two cut stone staircases and metal guard railings on the High Peaks Trail. From north to south they are Condor Crags, North Finger, South Finger and Long's Folly.

One can approach the crag from either the south or the north from the High Peaks Trail. From the North, this is the first formation you reach after the Sponge and the rather lengthy version of a Pinnacles 'Via Ferrata' as the trail snakes up and down across some exciting dropoffs with a reassuring steel guardrail and steps cut into the rock to ease the passage.

It's a longer approach from the south and is the last formation before reaching the second and longer cut stairs and stone steps.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Condor Crags

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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 19 ● Condor Condiment Trad 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● St. Valentine's Day Massacre Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Condor Crag Regular Route Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Condor Crag South - Traverse Trad 2 pitches