Here's a view of the top of the crag. I took this standing near the cave-side anchor. You can see there are some options for slinging boulders for back up. Behind my pack in the right pic is where the chain is and the crack that I used to build an anchor from.

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Here's a view of the top of the crag. I took this standing near the cave-side anchor. You can see there are some options for slinging boulders for back up. Behind my pack in the right pic is where the chain is and the crack that I used to build an anchor from.

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Behind the top of the rock was this chain wrapped around what seemed like a dead tree of sorts. I did a little bit of clearing to get a better view of what it was wrapped around and how it was set up. While I couldn't see where it went around exactly, it was around more than just the deadwood. There is also a good crack near it in the rock that I used to place a cam in to build my anchor.

A striking crack that unfortunately isn't as nice down the face that lies left of the main face anchor that offers some options for placing pro for a more solid anchor should you chose. This is the crack at the top of route #9 "TR Direct" on the hand drawn topo.

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Jeff K

Jan 24, 2016

“Here's a view of the top of the crag. I took this standing near the cave-side anchor. You can see there are some options for slinging boulders for back up. Behind my pack in the right pic is where the chain is and the crack that I used to build an anchor from.”

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Temple Rock in Laguna Beach

The trail down the right side of the crag that takes you to the cave.

The view from the cave looking along the face of the rock to give an idea of the angle. You can also see the second, lower bolt for route #11.

More cool rock formations.

A comfy crag

Within the cave are some cracks to build an anchor from.

The second set of bolts on the top of the crag that are for the climber's left side of the rock. Both are old SMC hangers and rivet head bolts.

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One of the two bolts for what I think are for "The Pause" (route #11 on the hand drawn topo). This was the worse of the two, the other is also rusted but was a little beefier.

Looking up toward the middle of the face

Behind the top of the rock was this chain wrapped around what seemed like a dead tree of sorts. I did a little bit of clearing to get a better view of what it was wrapped around and how it was set up. While I couldn't see where it went around exactly, it was around more than just the deadwood. There is also a good crack near it in the rock that I used to place a cam in to build my anchor.

Here's a view of the top of the crag. I took this standing near the cave-side anchor. You can see there are some options for slinging boulders for back up. Behind my pack in the right pic is where the chain is and the crack that I used to build an anchor from.

A striking crack that unfortunately isn't as nice down the face that lies left of the main face anchor that offers some options for placing pro for a more solid anchor should you chose. This is the crack at the top of route #9 "TR Direct" on the hand drawn topo.

Close-up of the bolts for the cave-side of the rock. Note the additional hole close to the right bolt.

A close-up of the bolts for the main face routes. The top bolt is the one that is cantilevered and bent over an uneven surface.

Looking up the rock from the bottom along the corner with the cave (climber's left).

The side of Temple Rock as seen from the approach trail

Looking up toward the left of the face

2018 state of the three hangers at the top. Middle hanager is old and rusted.

Looking up toward the right side of the face

One set of bolts for the middle portion of the face. The bolt on the left seemed the be the best of the group, but it's an old SMC hanger with a rivet head bolt. The middle one looks like a Leeper Hanger. The right one is like the first, but it was not placed well so it is actually bent due to the uneven surface underneath it.

Temple Rock

The single bolt that lies at the lip of the cave that protects the corner.

Anchor condition as of July 17, 2018

Some of the scenery of and from the cave.

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