[Hide Photo] Last couple of moves to the nice 2-bolt anchor (easily reached from the stairway). Thin and thoughtful for beginning climbers.
[Hide Photo] The south face as seen from the base of the climb.
[Hide Photo] South Face (5.6) of Ceremonial Rock in Patricks Point State Park, Cali. Fun TR on cool, moist rock--- crazy that moss grows everywhere except the holds!
[Hide Photo] The South Face can be a great full moon climb on a clear night.
[Hide Comment] I led it onsight but it wasn't a picnic. The start was a bit wet and slick, and I nearly grounded when my foot buttered off after placing my first piece. The holds were dirty and often filled with leaves, so I had to clean the cracks before placing gear. Once I pulled out a big clump of grass! Climbing through the tree branches was unaesthetic. I thought it had some tricky moves for 5.6.
Jul 30, 2013
[Hide Comment] Hmmnn... another recollection: In the corridor which leads to the steps up Ceremonial, we did a repeat of an old route which ascends the face on the right as one is going up. It was mossy, but had good holds and an exciting finish. If I remember right, one can scramble off the top from the north side of this same formation...
May 22, 2014
[Hide Comment] Following on this route as a beginner was a lot of fun, and allowed plenty of chances for practicing technique. Lots of branches from adjacent tree to climb through in one section.
Feb 9, 2015
[Hide Comment] Leave the moss. All the hand / foot holds and cracks are fine for leading this fantastic route. Plus, it's cool the way it is. Thanks
Apr 22, 2023
[Hide Comment] Ryder, what was cool was that we had walked by it many, many times, and never saw a route there. When I bouldered the first few fun moves and finding a pin scar, I went around the back and rapped from the top to be sure there were no death blocks. Descending, it was so overgrown I felt bad that my boots were scraping off lots of the pretty greenery. Unlike today, one could barely see the rock, there was so much moss, etc., & it was obvious no one had climbed for years... About the upper slab, I don't recall a runout.
Apr 27, 2023
Man, that's inspiring. I always felt the runout jitters going left (since I wanted to avoid the right blocks potentially having a "rapid unplanned disassembly" as SpaceX puts it today) and climbing eight feet or so above a "good enough" sideways nut in an eyebrow. Past climbers really had the sack!
Apr 27, 2023
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I'm curious, Matthias, what did you use for pro on the upper slab? It always seemed pretty blank to me except that left "eyebrow"... Apr 22, 2023
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When I bouldered the first few fun moves and finding a pin scar, I went around the back and rapped from the top to be sure there were no death blocks. Descending, it was so overgrown I felt bad that my boots were scraping off lots of the pretty greenery. Unlike today, one could barely see the rock, there was so much moss, etc., & it was obvious no one had climbed for years...
About the upper slab, I don't recall a runout. Apr 27, 2023
McKinleyville, CA
Man, that's inspiring. I always felt the runout jitters going left (since I wanted to avoid the right blocks potentially having a "rapid unplanned disassembly" as SpaceX puts it today) and climbing eight feet or so above a "good enough" sideways nut in an eyebrow. Past climbers really had the sack! Apr 27, 2023