North Gorge Route

There is a vague discription of this route in Desert Rock;...this is more of an "adventure" than a climb. There is route finding, decisions, questions, trail and error, and maybe even luck to get to the summit;...which is the objective of this adventure. There is a small bolt ladder to ascend, a rappel or two, lots of scrambling, perhaps batman a short fixed rope....all sorts of stuff. Go for it!

I can't even give a "crap" description, for I haven't a clue;....I just followed someone who knew the way.....See Eric's Desert Rock, p. 199, and good luck! Don't be discouraged by lack of info;....that's all part of the adventure with this one.....maybe ask at the Visitor's Center too?....or hit up a knowlegable Ranger.....

Bring a small rack of your choice. At one point , there are 5 bolts which need to be used to ascend and they might not have hangers...so maybe some stoppers or tie-offs for the studs are needed. I think there is also one section where you might need a 40-50 ' piece of rope to rap or batman down, and then use on the way back out..... it might be fixed, but it might not be.