This little climb is pure novelty. The rock is excellent. This super short climb's length is its only draw back, but it seems surreal nonetheless. Remember what they say about a tower being worth more than a wall, and it is to be appreciated for what it is.

Horse Cock Tower

Gumby

Rumble Strip

Watch for falling rocks

Monk

Great outlook

Rock And Roll Roadie

Walk uphill behind HC Tower to the next tower up and right and approach the downhill and longest side.

Pitch #1: Climb massive cobbles up the broad spine of the Gumby and surmount the crux at its neck to the top of the formation and a three-bolt belay. 5.9, 25m.

Beware of remaining loose cobbles until more traffic cleans it up a bit more. Generally solid rock

For lack of a better name, the Camp Wall is just to the right (south and north facing) at the end of the steep road in Monk's Hollow. An old camp with fire ring sits 10m below the climb. 30 second approach time from this old campsite.

The only really prominent black water streak marks the course of the pitch. This conglomerate strip of quite consolidated black colored rock has bands of corrugated cobble that reminded us of the numerous "rumble strips" on highway 6.

Pitch #1: Climb past about 5 glue-in bolts passing one quasi-cruxy move to a two-bolt belay. 5.8, 20m.

Further up the canyon, this is the small conglomerate tower about 50m below the wall with routes coming out of the cave marked by a prominent sandstone band.

This rock is not nearly as good as elsewhere, but a unique tower top. The route ascends the shortest line (north) up the tower. The rappel anchors descend the longest and steepest (south) side of the tower.

Pitch #1: Climb dirty loose cobbles past 3 bolts to an "au cheval" move to the crumbly ridgeline. Pass another bolt to the two-bolt belay. 5.8, 12m.

Climb starts with a quite tricky first bolt placed into the hard layer of sand stone climb up past first bolt use small smooth cracks to get to second and third after that rock turns into a conglomerate rock once you get about 3\4 the way up the conglomerate rock turns into small rock versus bigger when u start in the conglom. crux is inbetween the last to bolts

On the conveniently located shady Rumble Wall to the left of Rumble Strip, this steeper sport climb has pretty good rock.

Pitch #1: Climb the cobbles through some steep and overhanging passages to a two-bolt belay. 5.10b, 20m.

Rappel the route.

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Routes in Monk's Hollow