Home - Destinations - People - Partners - Forum - Photos - What's New
 ADVANCED
Stepping Stones

Show routes:
Select route...
Contortionist's Pleasure 
Cruisin for Neo's 
El Barrio 
El Gallito 
Gravel Pilot 
Magie Noire 
Pinche Guey 
Québec Connection 
Stepping Stones 
Turkey Neck Direct 
Unknown 
Unknown variation 
Warlock Pinchers 


Stepping Stones

Submitted By: Ben Mottinger on Jan 1, 2001
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst
Elevation: 7,632 feet
Latitude: 39.9871  Longitude: -105.4384 
Aerial photo/map | Weather
Views: 681 page views

Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event 

  Print a Mini-Guide - Includes Routes!

BETA PHOTO

Description 

Stepping Stones is the crag at the west end of Nip and Tuck. It has a cobblestoned southwest face with one old route, also called Stepping Stones. The East Tower is inconspicuous, barely noticeable from the road, but harbors two nice routes on granite with great friction. El Barrio is a good bouldering area.

L->R (best guess):

A. Contortionist's Pleasure, 9, 1p, 30', bolts & gear.
B. Unknown, 9, 1p, 35', bolts.
C. Unknown Variation, 10-, 1p, 35', bolts.
D. Turkey Neck Direct, 11+, 1p, 50', bolts.
E. El Gallito, 11, 1p, 40', bolts.
F1. Pinche Guey, 12, 1p, 45', bolts.
F2. Magie Noire, 11, 1p, 40' bolts.
GF. Warlock Pinchers, 12-, 1p, 42', bolts.
H. Quebec Connection, 11-, 1p, 50', bolts & gear.
I. El Barrio, pad.
J. Stepping Stones, 7, 1p, 120', gear.
K. Cruisin' For Neo's, 10+, 1p, gear.
L. Gravel Pilot, 9 R, 1p, gear.
M. Barney Rubble Pile?, 11, 1p, gear.
N. How Would We Know?, 6 A2, 1p?, gear.


Getting There 

It's 10.5 miles from the start of the canyon, on the right side in the middle of a turn to the right. Parking is limited directly underneath, but there is parking further along. This picture is looking East.

You can also park and Nip and Tuck and walk up the road to the guard rail, and cross the guard rail to get to the crag.



Add Photo Photos of Stepping Stones
Stepping Stones Middle.

Stepping Stones Middle.


Add Comment Comments on Stepping Stones
Show which comments
By Anonymous Coward
Feb 28, 2002

Anyone know anything about the bolted routes towards the northern end of this crag? They weren't great, but I'd still like to know ratings/names.

By Ivan Rezucha
Sep 1, 2004

Rossiter mentions a "stepping stones" path to the crag, implying that the crag is named after this path. If you cross the road about dead center in the photo above you will find a path to the crag with stones embedded in the ground. I thought the crag was named "Stepping Stones" due to its corrugated look.

By msamet
Jul 20, 2008

Summer shade till 2 p.m. Evening shade after 5:30 or 6. Quick sprint to the car if storms come in.