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Atlantis (The Road Area)

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About Atlantis (The Road Area):

Park in first pullout on right after tunnel. Scramble down and slightly right past orange paint, trash and an old car. Watch out for broken glass! Scramble is worth it. Some of QC's classic climbs are here (Giggling Marlin 5.9). Sport routes start at 5.7, so this is the perfect place for beginners to try their first lead (Mondo Freako and Bunny Slope). However, most of the climbs here are 5.10-5.12d. This steep canyon stays relatively cool even in the summer.
Approach: You can go straight down from the parking lot in the loose skree or head south and turn left by the old telephone pole and go down the mini canyon the left up the main canyon to the climbs which is much easier especially getting out to your car.
Approach Time: 5 - 10 minutes
Latitude, Longitude:
Access Issues: Take the trail to the west side of the Parking area instead of the steep trash filled scree route. This trail brings you past an old telephone pole and around under the metal pipe.
Rock Type: Volcanic
Type of Climbing: Sport
Sun Aspect: Afternoon Sun

Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
Average Rating = 3.00/5 Direct Start 5.11b 1
0 Average Rating = 4.33/5 Capital Punishment 5.12a 3
0 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Unknown 5.6 3
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 All The Kings Men 5.12d 3
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Black & Tan 5.11b 1
1 Average Rating = 3.38/5 Brush Your Teeth Before You Kiss Me 5.9 25
1 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Crackasscracka (2) 5.12a 1
1 Average Rating = 3.57/5 Feast and Famine 5.10c 14
1 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Flakes of Wrath 5.11a 30
1 Average Rating = 3.17/5 Impending Doom 5.10b 15
1 Average Rating = 3.94/5 Neptune 5.10a 36
1 Average Rating = 4.67/5 Phantom (2) 5.12b 4
1 Average Rating = 5.00/5 Public Hanging 5.11c 3
1 Average Rating = 3.00/5 See You Try See You Fail 5.11b 9
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Slap & Tickle (5) 5.11b 8
1 Average Rating = 4.11/5 Smokin Guns 5.11c 16
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Trinity is my name 5.10d 3
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Unknown Crack 5.7 1
15 Average Rating = 3.67/5 Mangler Arete (2) 5.11b 7
15 Average Rating = 2.00/5 Shark Attack 5.12b 6
16 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Diaper Rash 5.10a 5
16 Average Rating = 0.00/5 U.S. Senators are Space Aliens 5.11a 1
17 Average Rating = 3.56/5 Schizophrenic Boulevard 5.10c 18
20 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Duck and Cover 5.11d 2
21 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Double Exposure 5.11c 2
21 Average Rating = 3.50/5 Shoot First, Ask Later 5.11c 2
22 Average Rating = 3.88/5 Grumpy after Eight 5.10a 40
23 Average Rating = 3.56/5 First-Born (1) 5.8 17
23 Average Rating = 3.71/5 KGB (1) 5.10b 35
24 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Giggling Marlin (2) 5.9 50
25 Average Rating = 3.75/5 Bunny Slope (3) 5.8 11
26 Average Rating = 3.42/5 Mondo Freako 5.7 33
26 Average Rating = 3.71/5 Sir Charles 5.10a 14
28 Average Rating = 2.33/5 G-String 5.8 3
28 Average Rating = 3.00/5 Mickey Mouse (2) 5.7 9

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