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Pearly Gates Rock Climbing

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Routes in Pearly Gates

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	Bring your Weedwacker T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Poison Balance T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cell Phone Posse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Celestial Groove T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Pearly Gates T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Purgatory T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Heaven Sent T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Meathooks of Mercy T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Leap of Faith T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cloud Nine T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Easy Pickins T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	No Room For Squares T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lost Souls T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Last Rites T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Angelic Curses T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Golden Delicious T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pope on a Rope T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Albatross T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	TOOL TIME S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Heavens Sake T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Loaves of Fun T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hepped Up on Goofballs. T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Veins of Glory S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Milky Way S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Speak No Evil S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Dog Ate My Topo, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Scene is Clean, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Each year, the USFS monitors for raptor nesting.

A pair of golden eagles regularly nest on Bridge Creek Wall. When in effect, starting January 1, PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB or travel within 1/2 mile of Bridge Creek Wall. As a reference, the climb Condorphamine Addiction is just outside of this 1/2 mile buffer, and is OK to climb still. The closure extends through August 15, but there is active monitoring to determine if the seasonal closure can be lifted earlier.

In 2014, there was an active pair of peregrine falcons at Snow Creek Wall, but no official closure was put in effect due to the location of the falcons. The site will be continually monitored with changes or removal of closures updated as necessary.

Description

A solid 40 minute hike uphill from the Snow Creek lot ends at the Pearly Gates, a crag with a couple dozen crack and slab routes from one to two pitches. The rock is an amazingly sticky fine-grained granite, unlike most other granite in the Icicle. The routes range from 5.8 to 5.12, and are generally super fun. Some routes are north facing, so this can be a good option when the rest of the canyon is too hot.

Getting There

Park at the Snow Creek lot (FS pass required), cross the bridge and take a climbers trail to the right after the aquaduct. The path soon crosses the braided Snow Creek on logs. After periods of high run-off this can be risky and the logs may have moved.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Pearly Gates

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 33 ● The Scene is Clean Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 156 ● No Room For Squares Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 91 ● Loaves of Fun Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 179 ● Cloud Nine Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 64 ● Lost Souls Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 194 ● Celestial Groove Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 8 ● Meathooks of Mercy Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 29 ● Easy Pickins Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 47 ● Milky Way Sport 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 55 ● Veins of Glory Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 95 ● Pearly Gates Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 15 ● Speak No Evil Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 11 ● Hepped Up on Goofballs. Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 26 ● Leap of Faith Trad, Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 8 ● Poison Balance Trad