Lake Pleasant Quarry

A small toprope/trad/sport climbing spot in an abandoned quarry. Shady climbing on shorter routes with a convenient and flat base area only 2 minutes from the road.  Great place to practice, teach and bring programs.  The first 9 climbs can easily be top-roped by simply reaching the anchors from above (carefully laying down or stepping down on a safety leash for Woody & Squeeky Toy Aliens) and feed the rope through.  Others can also be top-roped but must rappel in to set them up.  Local climbing ethic at this crag is to use steel chain anchors with quick-links or steel biners for top-roping. They are bomber and are inspected annually for wear and are cheap enough to replace - go ahead and use them (no need to set up your own anchors)."The Whole Toy Box Traverse"  - If you have the place to yourself and want to practice multi-pitch anchor building and traversing trad techniques go part way up and traverse the whole thing from Mr. Potato Head to Sarge setting hanging anchors or at good stances as often as you want then go higher and repeat the whole process again with a higher line going back the opposite direction.  If you want solitude during the summer months avoid climbing here on Fridays when local camps heavily use this area.