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The Wizard Rock Climbing
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| Elevation: | 1,996 ft | 608 m |
| GPS: |
36.4694, -121.18318 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Bruce Hildenbrand on Jun 5, 2020 | |
| Admins: | andy patterson, Aron Quiter, Bruce Hildenbrand, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.
As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.
The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.
All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.
All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.
Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.
As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.
The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.
All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.
All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.
Description
The Wizard is a small formation in the area known as Kasperek's Ridge near the top of the ridge.
Getting There
There are very few established trails in this area so finding this formation will undoubtedly be difficult without a map. If you have Brad Young's excellent 2007 guidebook, the Wizard is located about 200 feet south of the route Sorcerer of Slab. The easiest way to get there is to hike up the Chalone Peak Trail from the reservoir for about 1/2 mile until the trail makes a very sharp turn to the right at an obvious saddle. Follow the climber's trail up the ridge to the north heading in the direction of the Yaks. Near the top of the ridge head up and left into some small rock fdrmations and find a narrow chimney/chute. The Wizard is the formation making up the south side of the chimney/chute.
If you find this formation from this description you are a true Pinnacles adventurer!
If you find this formation from this description you are a true Pinnacles adventurer!
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