PRINT: Rock Climb Death & Taxes, San Francisco Bay Area

Death & Taxes

5.10c, TR, 65 ft (20 m),

Avg: 2.7 from 12 votes
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California > San Francisco B… > S Bay Area > Castle Rock Area > Last Temptation Cliff

Access Issue: Trails are closed from sunset to 6:00 am. Details

Trails close at sunset. Give yourself enough time to be back at your vehicle (or campsite if you're staying at one) before dark, or the rangers will fine you.

Always visit the Castle Rock State Park website parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538 for fairly current official information.

Description

Climb the face just left of "Chimps" past a 5.10a crux. The crux of the route (5.10c) is a prominent roof just below the chains involving a lunge and a heel hook.

Location

Just to left of the start of "Chimps In Negligee" is a smooth face leading up to a prominent roof.

Protection

Lap link with chains for TRing

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Heel hook over the crux roof

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Tracey Pomeroy
Carson City, NV

The roof is not a hard as it looks. Get your feet as high as possible on the ledge under the overhang and reach up on top of the roof to awesome jugs that are easy to pull on. Jul 19, 2015