PRINT: Rock Climb Corona, Owens River Gorge

Corona

5.13a/b, Sport, 160 ft (48 m),

Avg: 3.4 from 12 votes
FA: Peter Croft
California > Sierra Eastside > Bishop Area > Owens River Gorge > Central Gorge > Great Wall of China

Access Issue: Bridges Out! IMPORTANT LADWP NEGOTIATIONS!! Details

Due to liability concerns, bridges are being removed in the Owens River Gorge at the request of LADWP. The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund are currently in negotiations with LADWP to get this issue resolved. In the meantime, please continue to be good land stewards by respecting these bridge closures and finding alternate crossing points until this issue is resolved.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

Begin up the first pitch of the slightly loose Cornercopia, 10a, and head to the looming, rounded buttress above. A large, grainy and rounded flake will help you gain access to the blunt arête (figure out for yourself if you enter lower or higher!). Once on the arête slap through good edges, doing very fun dynamic moves to good holds and cool pockets that always appear when you need them most! Shake out...

The top houses the crux and goes through a blocky section of intricate moves, especially when compared to the wild section below. A long lock off to a hidden crimp is the business. Head leftwards to the anchors via a cool gaston flake and then a few lock offs to those two happily dangling draw. Have fun!

Location

The stellar looking rounded buttress above Cornercopia (left of the dihedral).

Protection

Bolts. 100m rope works good! There are midway anchors you can lower to.

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peachy spohn
Portland

5.13a/b

I was on this on 05/27/2015 and broke off the large flake just before the big pocket on the arête. I lowered off and redpointed it without the flake. Definitely harder...and involves a long lock off to a left hand gaston crimp before hitting the jug pocket. Still, very fun! May 28, 2015

Max McKinnon
San Jose, CA

I got on this thinking it was the 11b from the guidebook. 4 or so bolts up, I realized it probably wasn't 11b. Made it to the gaston plus rough arete slap. Attempted the dyno to shelf a couple times, but couldn't do it. Couldn't find much for feet on that dyno it was nuts!! :D Glad it turned out to be 13a/b not 11b haha. May 31, 2016

Wylie
Bishop, CA

5.13b

After you pay the entry toll of the cruddy 1st pitch and crumbly few bolts off the anchor it's really nice. Varied movement and rad position. Cruxes are reachy, or at least were for me. Runners on all the bolts up to the business is nice to minimize rope drag. Feb 21, 2021