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The Back Rocks Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in The Back Rocks

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	A Face with No Name T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Black Velvet S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cactus Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Crack Dancin' T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dream of Emergence S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Ewoks, Pigs, And Bears S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Lighthouse Tower T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Razor Back S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Stairway to Hog Heaven T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Tap-Dancin' on a Land Mine S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Walkin' the Pig S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	When Pigs Fly S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Description

This is a rugged and deserted crag that is to the north of Clifty in upper Rendia Canyon that houses about 20 routes or so. Some are worth doing and some aren't, but the area provide adventurous climbing nonetheless. This area was developed in the early eighties and has been long forgotten and torched. If you are a bored local and need a good workout, you might think about climbing here. Otherwise it is hardly worth the visit. It use to be a lot more enjoyable when there were lots of live trees. It gets sun most of the day and is the same type of rock that you will find at Clifty.

Getting There

Same as for Clifty but instead of crossing the streambed, continue up Mitchell Trail 69 for about a quarter mile until the cliff comes into direct view and then proceed to do some hellish bushwhacking and gnarly scrambling to the cliff base. It helps to know which route you are going to so you choose the correct gully to approach. If you have reached The Arch Trail intersection, you have gone too far. Approach time is about 30 minutes to one hour depending on trail conditions and fitness level.