Tales from the Gripped
5.11c trad · 3 pitches · 300 ft · ★★★☆
Route 24 of 29 from left to right on North Face, with Our Father on its left and Geriatrics (aka Ben Dover Beelzebub) on its right. North Face has 29 routes, from 5.8 to 5.12a/b; 2 are harder, and 2 others are the same grade.
First ascent: Todd Swain and Elaine Mathews
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on North Face
- Kenny Laguna 5.10d PG13
- Perplexity 5.10d
- Rain Dance 5.10a
- Closed on Monday 5.10a
- Amber 5.10b
- Bourbon Street 5.8
- Mazatlan 5.10d
- Triassic Sands 5.10
- Sand Felipe 5.10-
- Geriatrics (aka Ben Dover Beelzebub) 5.12-
- Return To Forever 5.10d
- Ixtlan 5.11c
- The Delicate Sound of Thunder 5.11b
- Cole Essence 5.11c
- Frogland 5.8
- Quarantine Crack 5.10+
- Open-and-Shut 5.10d
- Desert Wave 5.11b
- Our Father 5.10c/d R
- Bourbon Hangover 5.8+
- Miss Conception 5.10+
- Sandblast 5.10- R
- Archaeopteryx 5.11a R
- Matzoland 5.12a/b
- Only the Good Die Young 5.11b/c
- The Misunderstanding 5.9
- Wholesome Fullback 5.10b
- Canadian Club 5.8