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L to R R to L Alpha
1st Offense 
Battle of the Bulge 
Desperado 
Diamond 
Eat Mo' Possum 
Fat Man 
Fields of Fire 
I Love a Mystery 
Lycra 
Middle Man 
Powerplay 
Shadow 
Shadow Traverse 
Swallow 
THC 
Thin Man 
Three To Get Ready 
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Shadow Rock 


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BETA PHOTO: Updated Topo of the Left Side of Shadow Wall.

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Description 

Hot and muggy day? Tired of the scene down at Cracked Wall? Up for a little leading? Well, then, head for Shadow Rock. Sunny sometimes, but, as the name suggests, shady many others. Watch out when climbing around noon, the sun will get in your eyes. It's slab central, but you'll find plenty of interesting moves to keep your wits about you.


Getting There 

From the main road, head all the way up until you start heading into the wood. Follow the climber trail that forks left. You should go along the meadow, ignore the first turn off, go into some high brush and into some trees and take the trail left. This approach is milder than P Wall, and you should be able to see the wall not too far off the original climber trail.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Shadow Rock:
Shadow   5.7 R     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Fields of Fire   5.8     Sport, 2 pitches, 80 feet   
Three To Get Ready   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Fat Man   5.9     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Diamond   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Thin Man   5.9 R     Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
Desperado   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Lycra   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Battle of the Bulge   5.11a     Sport, TR, 80 feet   
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Featured Route For Shadow Rock
Now, where is that first bolt?

Shadow 5.7 R  CA : Central Coast : ... : Shadow Rock
This route has a mixture of old bolting ethics and those from Owen's River Gorge. This means the first bolt is about 20 ft off the deck but the ones following are almost on top of eachother. That said, it is still a classic, good enough to be placed on Hans Flourine's top six routes below 5.12! It starts on the left side of the block in the middle of the wall and goes up until you are just below and left of the first bolt. Traverse right, clip the bolt and then follow the bolt line up to the anc...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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A corrected picture of the routes at the top of the gully.  Fat Man starts off the block and 3 to Get Ready starts at the small hole to the left.  1st Offense starts under the oak tree to the left.

BETA PHOTO: A corrected picture of the routes at the top of th...

Swallow, Fat Man, Eat Mo' Possum.  Swallow makes a great multi-pitch 5.7 but is more than a bit runout at the very top.  Skip the last pitch if you're not comfortable with a 70' runout on 5.4.  Also, use extreme caution not to knock down loose blocks!

BETA PHOTO: Swallow, Fat Man, Eat Mo' Possum. Swallow makes a...

The Fat Man features well placed bolts on solid rock.

BETA PHOTO: The Fat Man features well placed bolts on solid ro...

Shadow Far Left Side

BETA PHOTO: Shadow Far Left Side

Overview of selected routes in the area around P-Wall & Shadow Wall.  <br /> <br />My friends recently had a heck of a time trying to find the upper portion of the Eat Mo' Possum Route. Hopefully this photo will help the next team that attempts it.

BETA PHOTO: Overview of selected routes in the area around P-W...


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By Ken Klis
Feb 11, 2011

Those are mine.

Need them back asap.

By John Knight
Feb 16, 2011

I have them soaking in acetone to preserve them. I'll lay them out on top of my old rotting batteries and get them back to you as soon as they are dry.

By John Knight
Jun 3, 2011

Note - updated topo for the left side of Shadow. Two new routes/start variations have been added. No Offense (5.10a) between First Offense & 3 to Get Ready & Middle Man (5.10a) between Fat Man & Thin Man.

By Ivan Jasenovic
From: Buderim, Queensland
Jan 13, 2013

What ever happen to inner sanctum?

By Josterling
Mar 8, 2013

Inner Sanctum has not moved!! licheny and scary.