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Heading toward/by The Great Burrito climbing wall on left.
summitpost.org The Great Burrito is a rock formation in the Real Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Rock formations in Joshua Tree are renowned for their crack systems; however, it’s quite rare to come across a formation that offers so many cracks as The Great Burrito. Another element that makes The Great Burrito special is that practically all of its cracks are within the reach of a moderate climber. The ratings range from 5.7 to 5.10b. I have no doubt if you look hard enough, you can find routes that are easier than 5.7 and harder than 5.10b, but the point is that The Great Burrito is a great formation for moderate level climbing.
Given all the moderate crack routes on The Great Burrito, you would think that it was one of the first formations to be developed by the first pioneers in Joshua Tree. Upon closer look, you can see that this is not the case. It seems that time forgot The Great Burrito until the late seventies when several routes were established on it. Then, after two decades, within a short period of time the number of routes on it were doubled.
summitpost.org The Great Burrito is a rock formation in the Real Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Rock formations in Joshua Tree are renowned for their crack systems; however, it’s quite rare to come across a formation that offers so many cracks as The Great Burrito. Another element that makes The Great Burrito special is that practically all of its cracks are within the reach of a moderate climber. The ratings range from 5.7 to 5.10b. I have no doubt if you look hard enough, you can find routes that are easier than 5.7 and harder than 5.10b, but the point is that The Great Burrito is a great formation for moderate level climbing.
Given all the moderate crack routes on The Great Burrito, you would think that it was one of the first formations to be developed by the first pioneers in Joshua Tree. Upon closer look, you can see that this is not the case. It seems that time forgot The Great Burrito until the late seventies when several routes were established on it. Then, after two decades, within a short period of time the number of routes on it were doubled.