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The Thumb Rock Climbing
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Fifty Meter Must S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
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| Elevation: | 1,748 ft | 533 m |
| GPS: |
36.46903, -121.19488 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | Bruce Hildenbrand on Jun 17, 2020 | |
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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
This formation is connected to The Hand and offers the same steep climbing on large knobs that make this an excellent place for cragging.
Getting There
From the reservoir head south on the Chalone Peak Trail for about 1/4 mile until you reach the western edge of the reservoir. Follow a climber's trail(carabiner trail marker) which skirts the western shores of the reservoir. Shortly past that, find a faint trail which heads north and up a short slope to connect to an old road bed. Follow the road bed for about 1/3 mile until you are just across from the last big formation you can see on the hillside to your left. This is the Hand/Thumb formation. A faint trail follows the drainage to the base of the rock.
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