after turning off of the Mazourkas Canyon Road, the road that passes through the aforementioned gate is quite steep in a couple of places. The crux of the road is just past the gate.
Were you there with Todd Gordon's party this past weekend?
This is what Todd wrote on Supertopo about the route: "Approach is 3.5 miles...all uphill.....first 1.5 on a steep mining road, ...next 2.0 is crosscountry with up and down gullys and ravines, and boulder scrambling/hopping....approach time over 3 hours with over 3000' elevation gain. Climbing is 5.5 with 2 bolts, a small wire stopper, and the formation is about 80' high.....alot of strenous hiking for a wee climb with great panaramic views.....
There was a register there.....it gets climbed maybe 10 times a year......."
So the route is either 5.3,5.4 or 5.5, depending on who does the talking. In my book, it is about 5.5
It seems the bolts protecting the climbing were chopped (expertly too—can’t even tell where they once were). I believe they were cut in 2019 in association with a local indigenous group.
Can confirm that as of May 2023, there is no fixed pro on the climb aside from two rap bolts on top. Bolts and rings in good condition. Summit register in a soggy mess— plastic canister was not near water-proof enough for last winter!
tiogap - Oct 24, 2011 2:20 pm - Hasn't voted
Road Conditionsafter turning off of the Mazourkas Canyon Road, the road that passes through the aforementioned gate is quite steep in a couple of places. The crux of the road is just past the gate.
tiogap - Oct 24, 2011 2:21 pm - Hasn't voted
Route RatingI found this route to be very easy. No harder than 5.3
asmrz - Oct 24, 2011 8:18 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Route RatingWere you there with Todd Gordon's party this past weekend?
This is what Todd wrote on Supertopo about the route: "Approach is 3.5 miles...all uphill.....first 1.5 on a steep mining road, ...next 2.0 is crosscountry with up and down gullys and ravines, and boulder scrambling/hopping....approach time over 3 hours with over 3000' elevation gain. Climbing is 5.5 with 2 bolts, a small wire stopper, and the formation is about 80' high.....alot of strenous hiking for a wee climb with great panaramic views.....
There was a register there.....it gets climbed maybe 10 times a year......."
So the route is either 5.3,5.4 or 5.5, depending on who does the talking. In my book, it is about 5.5
Another Smith - May 9, 2023 10:18 am - Hasn't voted
Bolts choppedIt seems the bolts protecting the climbing were chopped (expertly too—can’t even tell where they once were). I believe they were cut in 2019 in association with a local indigenous group.
Can confirm that as of May 2023, there is no fixed pro on the climb aside from two rap bolts on top. Bolts and rings in good condition. Summit register in a soggy mess— plastic canister was not near water-proof enough for last winter!