Type: | Sport, 400 ft (121 m), 4 pitches |
FA: | Kevin Pogue |
Page Views: | 18,073 total · 73/month |
Shared By: | Guy H. on Jun 19, 2004 · Updates |
Admins: | GRK, Mike Engle, Eric Bluemn |
The adjacent Castle Rocks State Park and the National Forest Service land to the north remains OPEN TO CLIMBING,
as does the nearby City of Rocks National Reserve.
(2) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
By the authority of the park manager, Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is temporarily prohibited as of August 28, 2019.
The park(s) is reviewing highlining activities. Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…
Arrest and/or hefty fines are likely if caught rock climbing with ropes and gear in the BLM land.
Please respect this closure to ensure access to the open climbing at Castle Rocks is not threatened.
The "Final Supplementary Rules for the Castle Rocks Land Use Plan Amendment Area, Idaho" is located in the Federal Registry. This document gives the details on the closure but doesn't provide a map. You can check it out here: federalregister.gov/documen…
Description
This route is located on the south slabs of the main formation. It is tightly bolted. Some climbers will feel OK clipping every other bolt on the majority of this route.
There are 4 30M pitches to this route and is a good intro to the area. There are bolted anchors at each belay, so it makes for a quick outing to top of the formation. Rap the route with a single 60M rope.
A good way to climb this route is to combine the first and last 2 pitches together for 200ft pitches.
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