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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 is located on the west side of the Flumes Formation.

Getting There

From the west side parking take the trail heading towards the Balconies. Once you cross the bridge over the creek and begin the switchbacked climb towards the Balconies keep an eye out for the second “carabiner “ sign on your left which leads up to the top of the formation on it’s north side.
Descend down the west side of the formation to access climbs in this area.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 1 ● Once Around the Backside Sport

● Once Around the Backside

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

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At the crux of "Once Around the Backside"