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Zambezi Plunge 

Pebble Beach

Submitted By: Chris Chaney on Oct 3, 2006
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Description 

Pebble Beach used to be overlooked in the whole scheme of things. It had a terrible plumb line trail. After the trail was improved it has seen a drastic increase in traffic, and rightly so. Pebble has a great concentration of 5.7-5.10 routes and most of them of the highest quality.

You should not miss classics like the 5.7 testpiece Environmental Impact, the mixed slab Central Scrutinizer, a stunning 5.9 slab or the novel Arrowhead (5.7).

Also located here is the Steve Petro line Welcome to Old Kentuck 5.13a. If you are a crack climbing hardman this is the line to repeat in the area.

The wall faces south and is a great winter destination. Get there early.


Getting There 

Follow FS Rd. 9 until you come to a bridge. Park near the bridge and locate a trail at the SE corner. Follow this to the wall. The first route you will see is the Arrowhead, a 5.7 face route on a short pinnacle.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pebble Beach:
Environmental Impact   5.7     Trad, 2 pitches   
The Arrowhead   5.7 PG13     Trad, 60 feet   
Zambezi Plunge   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Central Scrutinizer   5.9 PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Scabies   5.9+     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Ju Ju   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Reserved Seating   5.10b     Sport, 50 feet   
Brontosaurus   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Welcome to ol' Kentuck   5.13a     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
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Brontosaurus 5.10b  KY : Red River Gorge : Pebble Beach
A wonderful left-leaning crack with mostly perfect jams & pro and a crux up high. Scramble up and left to the corner (directly beneath the overhangining finger crack of Welcome To Ole' Kentuck, 5.13a) and climb the left-leaning handcrack to the large ledge with a bolted anchor out right....[more]   Browse More Classics in KY


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By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Mar 27, 2008

Does anyone know why the sweet OW crack to the right of Ju-Ju doesn't have a name or grade? Its one of the most obvious lines at the cliff... I found it to be a fun climb and you can finish up the upper slab of Ju-Ju or the off-width finish of Zambezi Plunge to make it a full length pitch... any input or opinions?