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Upper Rock City Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Upper Rock City

Entrance Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 38 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 38

Forgotten Block Area, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Knife Fink Area 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mushroom Boulder (Picnic Table) 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Romulus and Remus Area 1 / 0 / 3 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Roundhouse Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Sea, The 0 / 0 / 1 / 26 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Tomb Raider Area 3 / 0 / 8 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

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Elevation:	2,055 ft	626 m
GPS:	39.63792, -79.81684 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Ray Weber on Mar 2, 2012
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Access Issue: Regarding Local Ethics Details

If you use chalk on the rock, brush it off when you are done. If you use tick marks, brush them off when you are done. Wipe your feet off prior to each climbing attempt. Excess chalk and any dirt, leaves, or mud can polish holds over time. Do not drag your pad from one climb to the next (in order to minimize erosion). And most importantly, Leave No Trace. Pick up your trash and place it in the trash cans at the trail head.

Description

The furthest down the road of the main areas at Coopers. A bit more crowded than Tilted Tree or Roadside, especially with non-climber tourist hikers, who love to ask you questions.

Getting There

Drive to the end of the road, to where there is a concession stand and a turnaround/parking area. Hike to the left of the building, staying to the right of the main overlook trails. Shortly, you will see an obvious break through a cliff-line, which has some slab steps set into it. This will take you down to the Rattlesnake Trail, which runs along most of the great bouldering areas here.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Rock City

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

V0+ 4+ 8 ● Follow the Arrow Boulder Entrance Boulders > Font Boulders
V1+ 5 28 ● Knife Fink Boulder Knife Fink Area
V3 6A 69 ● Tomb Raider Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Tomb Raider
V3 6A 32 ● Mushrooms Boulder Mushroom Boulder (Pic…
V4 6B 25 ● Colorful Corner Boulder Romulus & Remus Area
V4 6B 23 ● Humpy Boulder Mushroom Boulder (Pic…
V5- 6C 48 ● George Washington's Nose Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Corrosion Block
V5 6C 34 ● Roundhouse Boulder Roundhouse Area > Roundhouse Boulder
V5 6C 23 ● Tomb Raider Roof (stand-start) Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Tomb Raider
V5+ 6C+ 9 ● Raiders of the Lost Tomb Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Tomb Raider
V5-6 6C+ 25 ● Benthic Dweller Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Ship's Prow
V7 7A+ 15 ● Tomb Raider Roof (sit-start) Boulder Tomb Raider Area > Tomb Raider
V7 7A+ 9 ● Pentagon Boulder Forgotten Block… > Forgotten Block
V7 7A+ 8 ● The Icebox Boulder Sea
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 7 ● Bat Eliminate Trad, TR Tomb Raider Area > Corrosion Block