Early Access
| Type: | Trad, 110 ft (33 m) |
| GPS: | 36.4759, -121.18616 |
| FA: | Al McDonald, Jim Buckley, Bob Clune, Bob Klose, Jeff Foott, Joe McKeown, Dave Gaunt, and Gary Skelton. 1959 |
| Page Views: | 410 total · 13/month |
| Shared By: | Marco Conci on Mar 22, 2024 |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Bruce Hildenbrand, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Salamanizer Ski |
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.
As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.
The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.
All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.
All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.
Description
Entirely gear protected. Varied fun movement including stemming, chimney, great handjams, and a little worming your way up. Much less slick than Nailbox and protects better.
The poison oak at the base is easily avoidable by starting on Nailbox for the first 10 feet then traversing straight left on an obvious ledge.
Rubine guide and Young 2007 guide lists this as 5.5. Both show a tree partway up which is now dead at the base. This route protects well the entire way and is safe (unless you are very allergic to poison oak).
I felt there was one move that was harder than 5.5. Potentially where the tree used to be? Either way very slept on route IMO, not difficult just good fun.



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