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The Tidbits Rock Climbing

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	Cog in the Confusion S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Honest Mistake S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	La Ultima S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Laura's Lane S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Elevation:	1,970 ft	600 m
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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

Description of Tidbits from mudncrud, new routes since 2007 guidebook, route 881.73
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The Tidbits: The hillside north of the Slick Pinnacles features several individual pinnacles, groups of pinnacles and rounded sections of cliff. These rocks, The Tidbits, make up a very discontinuous cliff edge (and in spite of the name, some of them are fairly large). This north-facing cliff edge is oriented east to west. The Tidbits have, mostly, short and/or easy uphill (south) sides and taller, steep downhill (north) sides. Significant gaps between Tidbits allow passage from their south (back, uphill) side to their taller, north side.

Getting There

Description of Tidbits from mudncrud, new routes since 2007 guidebook, route 881.73

Approaching The Tidbits: To approach from parking, walk the Juniper Canyon Trail to the fourth stream crossing (remember that the first and second crossings are at and/or within easy sight of parking). Leave the trail to the left (east) after this crossing. Open, uphill hiking to the right (south) of a very large but low rock mass leads to an also-open, southwest-facing slope and then a fairly brush-free section of ridgetop. This section of ridgetop is less than 100 yards from The Tidbit’s north side. It is also easy to approach The Tidbits from The Slick Pinnacles (if already there). The Tidbits’ middle section is 200 feet north of Lower Slick Pinnacle. A mostly brush-free approach can be made from that pinnacle’s uphill side. Routes here are listed from left to right (east to west).