Type: | Sport, 80 ft (24 m) |
FA: | Dave Bingham, Paul Potters |
Page Views: | 1,064 total · 23/month |
Shared By: | Cody Lee on Aug 26, 2021 |
Admins: | GRK, Mike Engle, Eric Bluemn |
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here until further notice. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's. Park officials and CRAG are working to regain access to this valuable climbing resource. Be patient and check back for updates.
(2) No trash cans anywhere in City of Rocks: urlzs.com/c4eZH
(3) 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…
Description
An excellent old school corner - Stem, layback, pinch, & crimp the featured rib and tiny seam until you can undercling traverse to the chains. Originally protected by fixed pins that were later stolen, for years this route has been rarely climbed and overlooked. Retrobolted by Bingham in 2021, it is now a friendly "warmup" for Creekside's other classic 5.11's and 12's, but don't expect a gimme at the grade.
Highly recommend having a follower clean the route. The Chains are quite far to the right and will lower you directly over the open project 'Ciebola' - An incredible looking arete with a frustratingly blank bottom section. Maybe the next generation can unlock a sequence and discover the fabled "city of gold"
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