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| Type: | Sport, 50 ft (15 m) |
| FA: | Craig Holden, David Sowles, John Whitmer 3/1956 |
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| Shared By: | powderfinger on Dec 17, 2013 · Updates |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.
SPECIAL NOTICE: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.
SPECIAL NOTICE: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.
Description
This route was originally an aid bolt ladder that was later freed. It is a decent Pinnacles style face climb. The moves between the first three bolts are thin and difficult and then the climbing eases up. The final moves to the anchor are lichen covered and there is some loose and hollow rock that should be avoided.
Cool flat grassy summit. Makes you wish you had some lawn chairs, cooler, and hibachi.
Cool flat grassy summit. Makes you wish you had some lawn chairs, cooler, and hibachi.
Location
One of the most entertaining aspects of this climb is the 4th class approach. In between the North Yak and Yak Wall is a gully that is filled with chockstones. Start up the gulley and go underneath the first chockstone. Continue another ten feet or so until you see a tunnel like opening. Chimney up the tunnel and take care not to dislodge rocks on your partner. From here continue up and left climbing over a boulder to a final tunnel up to the base of the climb.
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