Type: | Trad, 110 ft (33 m) |
FA: | ??? |
Page Views: | 582 total · 5/month |
Shared By: | greg k on Aug 29, 2014 |
Admins: | Nate Ball |
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Access Issue: Seasonal Peregrine Falcon Closure
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Since 2016, peregrine falcons have made the Grand Auditorium their breeding ground. A voluntary closure is in place from Feb. 1st - June 30, 2023. This is not a legal closure, but a suggested one for respect of the birds. Since the viewshed of this area is wide open, they are easily disturbed by people approaching, especially from above. Do not take the Grand Auditorium trail descent, and please keep a conservative distance from below.
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months ago, we spotted an anchor about 80 feet up on a vegetated ledge, approx. 20 feet left of puro filipino.
we wondered what the climbing below would yield the verdict: pretty stiff climbing on surprisingly solid stone.
just when we thought we might have bagged a coveted FA, evidence of an earlier ascent materialized: knotted cordage! i kid you not. 2 ancient pieces were crammed in halfway and 3/4 the way up. one piece still remains, demarcating a route older than the bulk of climbers at the dong.
pretty amazing and certainly worth keeping for posterity in its "natural state"
newish anchors (probably installed to rap bolt :( the face in question)
lower or rap with care as a wasp nest is more or less directly under the anchors
we wondered what the climbing below would yield the verdict: pretty stiff climbing on surprisingly solid stone.
just when we thought we might have bagged a coveted FA, evidence of an earlier ascent materialized: knotted cordage! i kid you not. 2 ancient pieces were crammed in halfway and 3/4 the way up. one piece still remains, demarcating a route older than the bulk of climbers at the dong.
pretty amazing and certainly worth keeping for posterity in its "natural state"
newish anchors (probably installed to rap bolt :( the face in question)
lower or rap with care as a wasp nest is more or less directly under the anchors
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