Type: | Sport, 15 ft (5 m) |
FA: | Brooks White and J. Fleckenstein, Jan 2000 |
Page Views: | 494 total · 10/month |
Shared By: | Floyd Hayes on Dec 17, 2020 |
Admins: | andy patterson, Aron Quiter, Bruce Hildenbrand, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
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 short, 15' face climb provides an approach pitch to Elephant Rock, transforming it into a multipitch adventure. The rock quality is subpar, a small handhold broke the last time I climbed it.
Location
Follow a trail up and around the rock formation southeast of Elephant Rock to a high point and search for a single bolt on the short wall on the left. Climb past a bolt to a 3-bolt anchor. If continuing to Elephant Rock, traverse 50' across the broad ridge to the base of Elephant Rock, passing a bolt along the way, and set up a belay anchor at the base of Regular Route.
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