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GORILLA R O C K
GORILLA ROCK
* See the orientation MAP, top of Granite Staircase Page.
Gorilla Rock, part of the Reynold's Complex, is a quiet, secluded refuge capping a densely forested hillside. Those that know about it covet the shady getaway on hot summer days, especially the northeast face. But you'd better be on your game, because the climbs found here require skill, finger and forearm strength and lots of experience. Two climbs are found on the southwest face and most of the climbs are located on the north side in two distinct alcoves (A1 and A2; see photo 1).
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FIRST ALCOVE: (photo 2)
3.) Slash 10b Flaring open book to roof, hands from there to the shelf above. Belay on gear. Rap station.
4.) Gash 10a Chimney to right of #3, to hands.
5.) Bad Girls Do 10d Overhanging fingers to offwidth.
6.) Bad Girls Dream 11b Gaping maw.
SECOND ALCOVE: (not shown yet)
7.) Gloria 11b Thin man, thin. Rap chains/anchors on top. :-) Kepley clips a wire, top of 'Gloria'. Photo by Scott Miller.
ROUTES ON TOP:
1.) 'extension' of #3 10c Follows crackline until it peters out, onto face, clip last bolt of #2.
2.) Garden of Earthly Delights 11c Bosch the Drill, or Heironymous? Whichever - its a steep, bolted journey past colorful lichen on smooth dark grey granite. Rap bolts.
SOUTHEAST FACE:
1.) Still-A-Gorilla 11d Seen on the orientation MAP of Reynold's and the Outback, this demanding line is a Silverback's dream. Starts in a thin crack, goes up to a capstone on the right, traverses under it and up the middle via an obvious crackline.
2.) Little Monkey 9 Starts thin and goes wide in a right facing dihedral.