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Post Orgasmic Depression(AKA P.O.D.)

Name: Post Orgasmic Depression(AKA P.O.D.)
Rating: 3.5

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in East Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Cantaloupe of Death S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cantaloupe of Death Direct S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Direct Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
	East Face T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Feed the Beast S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Foreplay S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Hard Variation S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Hawaiian Noises S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Hot Lava Lucy S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Left Hand Traverse T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Lodestone S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R
	Northeast Face T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Piton Traverse T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Post Orgasmic Depression(AKA P.O.D.) S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Regular Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Richnak's Revenge S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Subterranean Tango S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Tailspin S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unknown Aid Route T A2 PG13
	Wave Rider AKA Merry Cranksters Traverse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Übermensch S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a

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Type:	Sport, 60 ft (18 m)
FA:	Chris Bellizzi, 1981
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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.

Description

This is a Pinnacles classic. Odd name.

Ascend an aesthetic, vertical face on small embedded rocks in a conglomerate face. Ascend a small right-facing dihedral. Pass 7 bolts with the crux being above the 4th bolt. 3 bolts anchor.