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Sponge, The

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About Sponge, The:

The Sponge is an aesthetically pleasing, pretty sizable (for Pinnacles) rock. Located "200 yards beyond the Condor Crags steps," (Rubine) The Sponge boasts easy single pitch climbs on great rock.

From the summit of this little perch, you have panoramic views of the western part of Pinnacles NM. Rock is quite solid, a rarity here, but if you get off route you'll find some crumblies.

All three routes here (Regular Route, Direct NE Face, Holes) get one or two stars in Rubine's guidebook.

Trip report/info on this site

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Latitude, Longitude: 36.48500, -121.19800
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Rock Type: Volcanic
Type of Climbing: Sport
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Holes (TR) 5.6 1
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 The Regular Route (5.2) 5.2 3

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