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Open, with restrictions: Park on the street MORE INFO >>> Do not drive into the Quarry. You will be ticketed $150 for trespassing. Climbing access is open, just park on the street. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Josh Higgins on Taboo (5.12c), Riverside Quarry.

Description 

The Taboo Area is located on the right side of the west face and situated between The Alcove on the right and The Shield on the left. The steep, arching corner system of Taboo (5.12c) is an obvious feature.

Routes in this area range from 5.10d to 5.14a with most in the 5.11+ and harder range with some standouts of the area including Violator (5.11c), Forbidden Fruit (5.12a), Taboo (5.12c), Sky Pilot (5.12c), Temptation (5.12d), Seduction (5.13a), The Saint (5.13a), Temptation Supreme (5.13d) and Fusion (5.14a).

Getting There 

Easily reached by heading for the right side of the Quarry's west face. The arching corner system of Taboo is an obvious feature.

The Classics

Featured Route For Taboo Area

Taboo 5.12c  CA : Riverside/Orange Counties : ... : Taboo Area

This climb desereves to be recognized! Brilliant, difficult climbing in a perfect stemming corner with great rock. Starts with blocky bolt protected face climbing off the belay ledge, then the climb gains another ledge at the base of a vertical corner with a crisp fingercrack. Stems and liebacks get one through the start to another stance midway, then this thing gets suprisingly steep and the crack gets thin! About a body length of powerful moves and desperate stems will see you through this st...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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