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The Virgin
5.10,
Trad, 150 ft (45 m),
Avg: 2.8 from 11
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FA: Lee Harrell, 1967, FFA: Paul Gleason, Phil Gleason & Keith Leaman, 1967
California
> Inland Empire
> Perris Area
> Big Rock Area
> Main Slab
> Main Slab - Lower
Access Issue: Rebolting Complete!
Details
CA State Parks officially reopened Big Rock to public access April 28th, 2018. After months of effort 53 anchors and 232 bolts have been upgraded to 1/2" X 2.75" stainless steel Powers 5-piece bolts and rings.
Description
This seldom done climb is among the harder offerings at Big Rock but is an unknown obscurity to most. Despite it's rating the climbing is mostly moderate in difficulty with a brief and reasonably well protected crux.
Starts at the base of The Trough and follows an obvious diagonal weakness up and left as it slashes across the main face of Big Rock.
Reasonably well protected, with the crux smears coming near the end, at a steep section where it joins the route Giant Step. Once past the crux continue up past the last bolt of Giant Step to anchors.
An easy walk-off exists down the left margin of the face.
Protection
7 bolts, anchors
[Hide Photo] Paul and Phil Gleason and I did the FFA in ca 1967. Previously, Lee Harrell established the route as an aid climb using RURPS. Here's a photo I took of the FFA.
[Hide Photo] Me on the Virgin in 2002! Great Climb!!!
Cheyenne,Wyoming
Small Town, USA