California · Rock climbing · Idyllwild

King Kong

The most difficult route catalogued at Godzilla Face.

5.12a
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Trad Gear
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This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the seven climbs catalogued at Godzilla Face, pushing into the hardest grades established at the crag.

Photo of the crag

(p) Godzilla Face — the crag this route is on
(p) Godzilla Face, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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