Article: Best 'rocks' = Tafoni Monolith, El Corte de Madera?
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Wild Bill

climber
Ca
Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 8, 2007 - 02:19pm PT
Just wondering who is familiar with Tafoni Monolith, El Corte de Madera Open Space? This was identified as having some of California's "best rocks" in a best of california outdoors article.

edit: google says . . .
bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
Mar 8, 2007 - 02:29pm PT
http://tommangan.net/archives/cat_el_corte_de_madera_open_space_preserve.html

Yep, they probably don't allow climbing. There is a big Tafoni cave in Aquarian Valley, near Pearls Before Swine (cool climb), that is off limits to climbing because of the Taffoni formations. It looks like it has nice routes on it too, the one in Aquarian.

Funny how they list Goat Rock as so stellar. That's usually the last place I think of climbing when I go to CRSP. The Triple Overhang route is a fun route, but there's alot better, elsewhere in the park.
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