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Penitente - Entrance Area Rock Climbing

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Routes in Penitente - Entrance Area

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	[Redacted] T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Abrazos y Chingazos S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Alien In My Underpants S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Apocketlips T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Art of Suffering T,S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	BBC? S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Black is Beautiful S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Boltergeist S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Camino De La Sonia T,S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Captain America S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cassandra S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Color Blind S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Color of Devotion S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Colors Of Emotion S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Dive Right In S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dos Hombres S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Drill Seeker S,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dynosaur S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Entrance Slab Unknown S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Forbidden Fruit S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	French Lesson S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Glutton for Punishment S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Go Vandals S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Hand Jam Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hareless T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Hummingbird S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Illegal Alien S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Iron Cross S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Laura T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Loony Toons S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lovesnake S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mark's Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	May-B-Nueve S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Milo S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mission in the Rain S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Mission in the Snow S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Morning Glory S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mr. Breeze S 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Mr. Wind S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mysterious Redhead S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Nature Of The Beast, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	No Regret S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	OPS S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Persephone S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Prick Pocket S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Que Pasa S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Queso Cabeza S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Quetzalcoatl Comes Through S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Rocket Man S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Sangrador, The T,S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Self-flagellation S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Serpent, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shitty Gift, The S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sitting in Limbo S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Stand, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Stemoroids S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Tangerine Dream T,S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	That's the Way S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	To Err Is Human T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Twist of Fate S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Twist of Feet S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Unknown Easy T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Wages of Sin T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Wearing the Inside Out S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	What The Hey S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Wolf Nipple Chips S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Yah-Ta-Hei S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
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Access Issue: Limited access Oct. 15-17, 2021 Details

Per Wes O'Rourke: there will be limited access October 15th-17th. The first annual True Penitence Climbing Festival will take place October 15th-17th, 2021. The festival will be reserving all campsites and parking lots at the main canyon on October 15th and 16th. Participation in all festival events will require registration for the festival. The canyon will still be open to the public for day use, but please plan accordingly, as camping is not available on site and parking will be restricted. Also, the climbing competition on Saturday the 16th will be asking the general public to yield to all competition climbers, as competing climbers will be heavily using most of the routes in the canyon. Please consider climbing elsewhere during the festival if you don't want to participate.

Description

In an attempt to divide the main Canyon into a couple distinct areas, this area covers the climbs on both the right and left side of the canyon until the side canyon branches to the right (at Captain America). Watch out for snakes.

Getting There

From the main directions, follow the road into Penitente & park in the parking lot. One main trail enters the canyon - follow it. The first routes (including Mysterious Redhead) will be on the right after a long 30 second walk. Please stay off closed trails.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Penitente - Entrance Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 154 ● The Serpent Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 139 ● What The Hey Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 280 ● Captain America Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 99 ● [Redacted] Trad, Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 87 ● Lovesnake Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 115 ● Yah-Ta-Hei Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 258 ● Black is Beautiful Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 75 ● No Regret Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 37 ● Self-flagellation Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 108 ● Forbidden Fruit Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 8 ● Mission in the Rain Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 13 ● Colors Of Emotion Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 13 ● Cassandra Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 7 ● Color of Devotion Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 5 ● Sitting in Limbo Sport