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Lower Flumes Formation Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lower Flumes Formation

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	Adam's Apple S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bits and Pieces S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Bits n Pieces - Extension S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cool Daze S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Flimsy Flume T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Jumangi S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Kibbles and Bits S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Lichen to Lead S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Nipples and Knobs S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Rebecca's Sailing S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tilting Terrace S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wet Paranoia TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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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

This area is the lower part of the large Flumes Formation and includes routes from the bottom of the rock to about 1/3 mile up the Balconies Trail.

Getting There

From the start of the west end of the junction of the Balconies Trail and the Balconies Caves Trail look for the formation to the west and proceed either along the base or about 1/3 of a mile up the Balconies Trail to the climber's access signs (signs for Tilting Terrace with a picture of a carabiner) to reach the routes.

12 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lower Flumes Formation

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 35 ● Cool Daze Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 32 ● Tilting Terrace Sport 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 63 ● Bits and Pieces Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 78 ● Kibbles and Bits Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 51 ● Rebecca's Sailing Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 17 ● Adam's Apple Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 33 ● Jumangi Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 27 ● Nipples and Knobs Sport