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Narrows - Right Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Narrows - Right

Dark-Colored Cliffs 6 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 8

Light-Colored Cliffs 9 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 13

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Elevation:	8,000 ft
GPS:	37.9449, -119.222 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	jediah porter on Feb 13, 2012
Admins:	Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

A stepped and broken granite cliff-band. This area has a growing number of winter rock climbs. Routes here are being established in "dry-tool" style, but local ethics seem to allow for whatever style you choose. Climbs in this area are generally short (less than 30m) and lower angle than your typical magazine-photo "M" climbing experience. With crowded ice up-canyon, development in this area will give steel-clad climbers more options. Not to mention the value of a well-rounded alpine charger being comfortable scratching around on granite. Check it out!

Route ratings as suggested here are very tentative. I mean, what do us Cali climbers know about dry-tooling? Someone who knows something might tell us we're all wrong. Same with star assignments.

Development so far should be credited to Ian M, Thomas G, Luke L. and Jed P.

Getting There

Follow the ice climbing approach from Poole Power Plant towards Chouinard Falls etc. These dry-tooling crags form the right wall of "the narrows", about half-way to the ice.