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We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the fundraising campaign to open Auburn Quarry outside of Sacramento, California. The climbing community responded quickly and generously to raise $9,520 to provide critical services and put CRAGS in a position to restore climbing access at Auburn Quarry!
A special thanks to all of the individual donors and local businesses, including Planet Granite, Sacramento Pipeworks, and Stoneage Climbing Holds for generously responding to the call for help.
Opening day is Friday Sept. 27 and climbing is allowed every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday till Sundown!
We ask that you please respect the current hours of operation and hope that the cliff will be open year round in the future.
Stay tuned for updates at www.norcalcrags.org.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project.
You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
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BETA PHOTO: I jacked the other picture and added new lines. T...
Description This wall contains the shortest routes in the Auburn Cliffs area, but each route holds it's own. 5 Sport routes presently range from 5.6 to 5.11b, most in the middle.
This rock is named for Kirk Arens, a climber who once frequented the area, whose plaque once adorned the rock. The plaque has since been removed, but his legacy lives on.
The rock will be of a different type of limestone than many of the other cliffs, and somewhat resembles granite in feel. The climbing is primarily near vertical to vertical. Many of the easier routes are sustained, and make for excellent climbing once you've warmed up on the simpler routes of the scale wall across the way.
This wall sees shade in the afternoon, and is a great refuge from the blistering hot red rock of the scale wall.
Getting There Estimated time from the parking lot: 20 minutes.
From the entrance to the Auburn cliffs valley, this is the darker colored rock immediately to the right.
The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Memorial Wall:
Sneaky 5.10b Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet
Featured Route For Memorial Wall
On Demand 5.11c CA : Sierra Foothills North : ... : Memorial Wall
Climb up the initial easy overhung face to the prominent smooth overhang. The top anchor is in view above. The top overhang is definately the crux, hands get real small and footing becomes slippery. Originally rated 5.11a, this is not an .11a. If you're under 6', this route will feel even tougher.... [more] Browse More Classics in CA
BETA PHOTO: The Memorial Wall.
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BETA PHOTO: Right side of memorial wall
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BETA PHOTO: from left to right:
Community Chest, 5.6
Kirk Ar...
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| Comments on Memorial Wall |
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By Rough
Apr 27, 2013
CONDITION REPORT | As of today, 04/27/13, all routes have been re-equipped and have new anchors. |
By Justin Johnsen
Administrator
From: Sacramento, CA
Jan 14, 2013
| This is around 38.915665, -121.014890. |
By Boriss
Apr 7, 2013
| Any easy accessible top rope anchors on memorial wall? Or do you need to lead climb up to set them up? |
By Brennen T
From: SLC,Utah/Roseville, california
Apr 8, 2013
| i would say this is a lead only wall, i suppose it is possible to get a TR for the 5.6 but its really not worth the effort. all of the TR goes on at the scale wall, but you should lead the anyways! if your going to TR please use your own biners and dont go through the chains to keep the wear down on them since this area has become pretty popular lately |
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