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Copperhead Extension
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Routes in Biddles Tower
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Biddles Platinum V5 6C |
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Biddles Steel V6 7A |
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Biddles Zinc V3 6A |
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Blue Steel V7 7A+ |
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Copperhead V5 6C |
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Copperhead Extension V8 7B |
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Fin, The V1 5 |
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Regular Route V1 5 PG13 |
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Steel Platinum V7 7A+ |
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| Type: | Boulder |
| GPS: | 37.22529, -122.08063 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 72 total · 5/month |
| Shared By: | Conor Kelly on Apr 15, 2025 |
| Admins: | Aron Quiter, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK CLOSURES; The sandstone around Castle Rock is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet.
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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.
Always visit the Castle Rock State Park website parks.ca.gov/?page_id=538 for fairly current official information.
Description
An obscure link-up connecting Copperhead to the end of Biddles Platinum. Found in the Golden State guidebook. Involves a long, pumpy sequence of slopers, heel hooks, and toes, following the lip linking the two problems. As you turn the corner after the crux of Copperhead, follow the lip, then top out as for Biddles Platinum. Feels more like a miniature sport route than a boulder- take the grade with a grain of salt.
Location
Begin as for Copperhead, on the far left side of the Tower, when looking downhill. The ending will be the obvious dish at the top of the Biddles Platinum crack, on the side directly facing uphill. Downclimb by walking down toward the tree near the Copperhead crux, or jump down onto a padstack from the top of Platinum.
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