PRINT: Rock Climb Sonic and the Hot Dog Water, Joshua Tree National Park

Sonic and the Hot Dog Water

5.5, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),

Avg: 2 from 20 votes
FA: Adam Stackhouse
California > Joshua Tree NP > Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face

Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

This is a slab route that goes up the slab between Cole/Evans and Feet Don't Fail Me Now, on the South Face of Echo Rock.

Location

This route is located on the South face of Echo Rock. To get to this route, it is best to approach from over by Heart and Sole from the north.....even though the climb is really not too far left of Pope's Crack. It is a difficult approach from the south...

Protection

5 bolts to a 2 bolt rap anchor.

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UWP from Todd Gordon

scramble approach from the south. lots of squeezing through boulders, don't bring a large pack.

Climbing up the route

Tiowa Jack Reynolds on S.and the H.D.W.

Tucker Tech on Sonic and the Hot Dog Water.

this anchor is looking good! the flakes on the hangers are paint, not corrosion

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millz Millz
Canon CIty!

5.5

Fun gettin up to the route via the boulder caves. The belay is on a slanty slab and the route is pretty grainy but has a lot of flakes and bulges to work with. Great route for newbies to towrope Jan 29, 2012

Arthur Eigenbrot
Denver, CO

5.5

I agree with millz; the approach from the south is almost more fun than the route itself. It does take quite a bit of scrambling through boulder caves, though. My partner and I had to take our packs off to squeeze through holes a few times. Jan 9, 2013

Ant3n Steelo
Orange County, CA

5.5

Fun easy climb and great view, approach for this climb took me around 30 minutes from the bottom near popes crack. Approach required crawling under large boulders. Do not recommend if you are on a time constraint Jan 19, 2022

James Barnett

Finally got around to doing this climb. The approach is harder than the climb. Worth the effort, very cool setting May 26, 2024