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Rabbit Hole

V5, Boulder,

Avg: 3.5 from 2 votes
FA: Zach Miller
California > San Francisco B… > S Bay Area > Castle Rock & S… > Castle & Sanbo… > Indian Rock Bou… > Thee Classic

Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK CLOSURES; The sandstone around Castle Rock is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged (like Donkey Dong and countless others) due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB AT CASTLE ROCK during or after rain.

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

Great problem with very strange landing zone. Take care when doing the first few moves. Starts on jugs on boulder adjacent to sharma arete boulder. You should find the boulder problem behind the sharma arete in a small corridor closer to donkey dong arete (located on the main indian rock). Once familiar with the landing area, it is not as dangerous as it looks. Knee bar beta. Classic movement.

Protection

bouldering pads

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Between the Arrowhead and the back of Thee Classic. Crawl down into the hole, grab the low chalked jug with your feet over the void, climb up and out (per Zach showing me the line).

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lucaskers
Mountain View, CA

I couldn't find this. I saw some potential climbs digging around, but couldn't see anything that matched this. Any better beta? May 3, 2016

Zacharias Gustav
Santa Cruz, CA

you basically start the boulder with your feet dangling over a pit that you don't want to fall down into. May 27, 2016