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Kasparek's Ridge Rock Climbing
| Elevation: | 1,940 ft | 591 m |
| GPS: |
36.46927, -121.18386 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 1,116 total · 24/month | |
| Shared By: | Bruce Hildenbrand on Dec 28, 2020 | |
| Admins: | andy patterson, Aron Quiter, Bruce Hildenbrand, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
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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 is a rarely visited area north of the Chalone Peak Trail, south of the Yaks and just west of the ridge connecting these two landmarks. It contains a number of climbs of all levels of size and difficulty but most are short, less than half a pitch, on OK rock.
The name of this area, and the pinnacle within it, is undoubtedly a tribute to Fritz Kasparek an Austrian mountaineer who was part of the four-man team which made the first ascent of the Eiger Nordwand in Switzerland in July 1938.
Getting There
The easiest and quickest way(read: least amount of bushwacking) to get there is to take the Chalone Peak Trail for about 0.5 mile past the Bear Gulch Reservoir to where the it reaches a distinctive saddle. Follow the open area to the north, up a ridge mostly staying on a faint climbers trail to the east(right) of the ridge. The climbs on Kasparek's Ridge are accessed by heading west(left) off the ridge at the appropriate point.
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