A short fun arching hand crack. It was actually named "The Great Chasm Arch." The best approach is via "The Great Chasm."

False Tumbling Rainbow

Martin Quits

Solo

Semi Tough

Pit Bull Attack

Broken Glass

Lay Back And Do It

Hands Away

In The Pit

This line is described as being on Gateway Rocks, but is actually an east-facing line about half-way between the Gateway and the Tumbling Rainbow formation. This short, striking fingercrack stands alone and is obvious when viewed from most points on the south or east sides of the Valley Loop trail. Approach as for routes such as

Semi Tough

but continue further west to the east-facing wall.

Belay in the jumbled boulders at the base of the route and cast off upwards on good locks with good gear for the entire route. Descend via easy  walkoff/down-climb to the climbers right.

If it were a full pich long, it would be a classic, but it's just too short to rave about. I guess for it's length it is great. In fact, if it were 3X as long, it would be a whole pitch! Fun none the less.

This route lies on the northeast corner of Gateway Rock. Just as you walk into Real Hidden Valley (where the nature trail "T"s, look left and you will see this widening crack in a two-tiered, left facing corner. This is Solo.

Named after Sorenson's free solo FA and in refernce to the short climbing film of the same name.

This fine thin crack lies on the right-hand section of the north end of Gateway Rock. Approach by walking into Real Hidden Valley, turn left at the "T" intersection, and after about 100 feet, turn to your left. You will see Semi Tough as the left of 2 very thin cracks/seams on an otherwise smooth north facing block. Head left in a wash, then up boulders to the base.

An awkward (balancy) thin crack/ramp start leads to finger locks to thin hands to hand crack. Descend off the back then down and to the right.

This rarely done climb is well worth doing if you climb the routes Semi Tough or In The Pit.

Begin about 20 feet left of Semi Tough, at the left-hand arete of the north face. Stem your way up until you can reach into a layback crack (10a) that leads to a ledge. Above, tricky face (10d) past a bolt leads to the top. Descend off the backside, then down and right.

This route lies on the left side of a buttress of rock, near the northeast corner of Gateway Rock. It lies about 50 feet right of

Solo

.

Just as you enter into Real Hidden Valley, where the nature trail "T"s, look left to the northeast corner of Gateway Rock. This dogleg crack lies on the east (left) side of a small buttress.

This climb has cleaned up very nicely over the years. A good lead for someone breaking into the grade.

This thin layback crack/flake head straight up just to the right of where Hands Away begins. This is located just left of the nature trail as it turns the swutchback above the pine tree.

This obvious left-diagonalling thin hand to hand crack lies just left (west) of the nature trail a short distance up as you are heading up from the parking area, on the lower east face of Gateway Rock. It is a short distance to your right as you make the "switchback" on the trail just beyond passing under the pine tree.

This route begins around the corner to the left of both Semi Tough and Pit Bull Attack on the north side of Gateway Rock. It lies near the entrance to a deep crevice/tunnel/gully, on the right. It is a hand crack beginning out of, for lack of abetter description, a pit. Descend down and right (same as Semi Tough)

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Routes in Gateway Rock