El Rito Traditional Area

Continuing up the road from the sport climbing area, is a ~100m high monolithic cliff that provides a good setting for traditional (gear-protected) climbing.

Its attributes include: lack of crowding, good access, interesting and solid rock, generally good protection, and that very rare commodity: high quality climbs at moderate difficulty levels. This is the perfect spot for a beginning climber to learn multi-pitch technique, with plenty of exposure to motivate mastering the art of placing protection. These are the "El Rito Trad" cliffs. (text copied from Gary Clark's online guide: lamountaineers.org/Elrito/t… )

See Gary Clark's online PDF guide for route details and an excellent topo.

There are two spots for camping at the parking area with established fire rings. 3G cell service with Verizon at parking & base of the rock.