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Rocket in My Pocket

Name: Rocket in My Pocket
Rating: 2.6

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in North Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Cataract Corner S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Future Shock S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Lardbutt S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Lower North Face S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rocket in My Pocket S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Sport, 80 ft (24 m)
FA:	Tom Davis, Mike Harrington and Kelly Rich, February 1988
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Shared By:	Darko Sarenac on Aug 31, 2007 · Updates
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

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: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.

Description

The crux is the high step getting to the third bolt. This is probably the best 10d at the monument.

Location

North Face of the Monolith. Rocket is between the Lower North Face, and Future Shock. Starts off the giant sloping chockstone that caps the north end of the Vasquez Cave.