Written in Blood
5.11- YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British PG13
| Type: | Trad, 70 ft (21 m) |
| GPS: | 42.1125, -113.71992 |
| FA: | Eric Bluemn and Mike Engle, 07/2025. |
| Page Views: | 341 total · 78/month |
| Shared By: | Eric Bluemn on Jan 22, 2026 |
| Admins: | GRK, Mike Engle, Eric Bluemn |
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.
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
A striking thin crack/flake that splits an otherwise blank shield. The gear on this route is finicky and if you miss a critical piece there are several opportunities for a ground fall. Consider a top rope first to dial in the gear beta unless you are very confident at the grade.
From below the crack, make a few thin moves to reach a roof. Place some tricky gear and traverse right to gain the crack. Continue up the crack/flake until it breaks hard left. Climb to the end of the seam, and then continue up and left on featured but unprotected rock to the top of the formation. Belay on hand-sized cams.



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