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Upper Flumes Formation Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Upper Flumes Formation

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	Bolt Bandit S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Feet to the Fire S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Master's of Mischief S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Self Selecting Substrate S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Where the Sun Don't Shine S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Where the Sun Shines S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	You Can't Fool MoM T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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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

Note: These approach directions and the descriptions for all the routes in this area were written by Brad Young and posted on this site with his permission. The topo posted in the photos section was originally created by Brad Young and modified by John Cook (to show all additional routes after the initial topo was created). The location photo was shot and labeled by John Cook.

The Upper Flumes is the distinct, separate apron of rock extending almost 200 feet right from the route Lichen to Lead

Getting There

Continue on the Balconies Cliff trail past the Tilting Terrace climber access sign to an unmarked trail on the left. The trail cuts sharply back left and up a slope to the base of the crag. Walk up the trail for about 50 feet to the base of the wall, moving around and through oak trees. Routes are listed from left to right with the left-most route (Where the Sun Don't Shine) starting about 50 feet farther along the wall (climber's left).