Unnamed Fissure  Easy 5th

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 140 feet Consensus:  Easy 5th [details] FA:  Submitted By:  Kei Davis on Sep 6, 2009 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (1) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: Fissure to right of Pony Express

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Some rocks in this area are on private property. Property owner requests signed waiver. MORE INFO >>> The remainder are on US Forest Service land. A map detailing the public areas can be obtained from the ranger station en route to the rocks from the village of Tres Piedras. According to Jan Studebaker: "The property line runs from approximately the current east corner by the access gate in a straight line over the top of South Rock to the top middle of the Chicken Heads/Mosaic Wall mount, and from there west down the mount slope to the meadow just south of the Alley climbs. Some of the most popular routes are completely on private property. There are survey markers on the top of South rock (the mysterious aluminum stake stuck in the rock) and on top of the Mosaic rock (most of the time buried in water in a pot hole.)" A new online Tres Piedras Route Guide from LA Mountaineers has been updated with the latest access information, and should be read by all Tres Piedras climbers. Group climb leaders, and Climbing Directors (future or past) should take particular note. From the guide: Access Notes: Tres Piedras climbers should sign the waiver found on this page because the popular South Rock is mostly on private land, as is some of the access to the area. The landowner, requests a waiver, NO fires, no chalk and "please close any gates". In order to nurture greater landowner acceptance of climbers, participants of group climbs are requested to organize quick clean up activities before leaving the area; this should include the climbing area as well as the access roads (trip leaders could supply plastic grocery bags). Small parties should practice "leave no trace" principles. On August 19, 2009 the landowner stated: "Yes I still own the property, and yes I'd still like to have waivers on hand - even or perhaps especially from your organization. Only once in awhile do I have problems with climbers, mostly not picking up after themselves. My biggest gripe is that despite repeated requests, the climbers don't remove protection (edit: colored webbing, shiny hardware) from the climbing routes, which is both lazy and unattractive. Your organization could do me a big favor by doing a group climb and removing the crap that others have left on the various routes so that it is both a pristine part of the landscape, and so that each climber must figure out his own route without relying on the handiwork of others." 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

Description 

Ridiculously easy, two emimently-protectable fifth-class moves, remainder is 3rd/4th class. Go straight up the fissure to huge boulder at top to tie off to (can't see in photo, it just keeps going up and over). Up right of top is a stout natural bridge that is a nice secondary anchor for belaying. Provides great silhouette view of climbers ascending Puddin'/Yikes Dikes (South Rock) and Mosaic Wall.

This tops out about 15' above chains for a mixed sport/trad climb (5.8-9) left of Mosaic Wall and up into sort of an alcove. Immediately to the right of this climb is a big dirty loose-looking vertical crack. It's much easier to go for the rap anchors for Pony Express and a sport climb in Beastie Alley.

Location 

Gapingly obvious deep fissure just to right of start of Pony Express.

Protection 

Plenty of opportunity for medium and small cams, tricams, nuts. Forty or so 3rd-class feet down from top on climber's left are the rap anchors for Pony Express and at the top of sport route in Beastie Alley.