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The Man. The Legend. Wes Warwick.

Description 

This is the creatively named 200 foot, west-facing granite slab which is the focal point of the area. Almost all of the routes here are easy to moderate slabs with the odd crack thrown in for variety. Despite the easier ratings climbs here tend to have an "old school" feel to them and may seem runout to those unaccustomed to such routes.

Getting There 

Park in the fee parking area and hike in along a paved service road to reach the obvious west-facing "big rock". Plan on a 10-15 minute approach from the parking area.

The Classics

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The Virgin 5.10b  CA : Riverside/Orange Counties : ... : Main Slab

This seldom done climb is among the harder offerings at Big Rock but is an unknown obscurity to most. Despite it's rating the climbing is mostly moderate in difficulty with a brief and reasonably well protected crux. Starts at the base of The Trough and follows an obvious diagonal weakness up and left as it slashes across the main face of Big Rock. Reasonably well protected, with the crux smears coming near the end, at a steep section where it joins the route Giant Step. Once past the crux c...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Selected routes at Big Rock with some but not all ...	BETA PHOTO: Looking back up the start of the standard descent....	BETA PHOTO: Continuing the descent past the anchor for EHG. A...
Big Rock main slab a few years back...	C'mon, Mike, it really isn't THAT low angle, is it...	Long time Big Rock resident
Lake Perris and surroundings from the Main Slab, B...	The view down from atop the main slab, Big Rock	The Main Slab at Big Rock, Lake Perris SRA
Slab climbing is what it's all about here, Lake Pe...