Tollhouse Rock climbs
maps
- road map of Fresno area
- topo map of final driving and camping
- approach road / camping map
the dirt road from the pavement to the saddle with camping
is mostly level. As of 3/2005 there was one downhill section
which was rough (exposed bedrock). OK for a high
clearance vehicle; no 4WD required there. The 4WD section from
the saddle to the summit camping was in the best shape in years;
high clearance and probably no 4WD required for it.
climbing routes
- route list (updated 5/3/05)
- topos, mostly adapted from the Kroll guide (partially cleaned up - 4/26/05)
- overall from the 1976 guide
- 1 far left: Left Lane - Ruffles
- 2 Falling Star, Elephant Walk,
Beginners' Delight, Tollhouse Traverse
- 3 Hang 'Em High - Archeology
- 5 Art Baker Memorial, Friday the 13th
- 6 Friday the 13th, Amphitheatre Layback,
Snake, Mineral Magic
- 7 slab right of The Turret
- 8 Beginner's Area
- 9 Sunday Slab
- 10 Cap Rock
- routes by rating
- routes by type slab, crack by size, etc.
- first ascent info
Note: there is more first ascent info in the current guidebook
- index to route names
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aerial photo of cliff by Andy Stocker, 5/17/2003, 6:42pm
enlarged version courtesy of Andy (288KB)
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overview photo with paraglider by Andy Stocker
enlarged/cropped version courtesy of Andy
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nice overview photo from below by John Robbins, 1981
The above route lists were constructed from some Tollhouse guidebooks
from November 1976 (Fresno Big Wall Society) and 1990 (Dwight Kroll), plus
a few routes added from the book below and Dave Daley's page on summitpost.org.
The current guidebook is apparently:
Moser, Vernon, and Hickey, Southern Sierra Rock Climbing (vol. 1):
Sequoia, Kings Canyon,
1993. 311 pp, topos, maps, photos. Tollhouse, Shaver, Courtwright, Wishon,
King's Canyon, Sequoia. $24.95 retail
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