The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is an alcoholic beverage invented by ex-President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox, considered by the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to be the "Best Drink in Existence."Its effects are similar to "having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick." This route is quite possibly the finest on the west face of the Beer Block. Good rock, nice pockets and a fun, steep finish make this one pretty dang good.

Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

BYOB

To Beer or Not to Beer

Buddha's Beer Belly

Texas Whine

The Thing

La Corona

Village Cobbler

El Beerto

Tecate Two-Step

12-pack Link

It's Time to Drink Beer

Whipper Wonderland

Little Kings

A new route in 2006 on the west side of Beer Block.  A nicely bolted route that steepens the higher you go.  Thinner moves down low around the second bolt with steep moves passing the last bolt and moving to the anchors on the left.  

  The anchor location looks odd but it's not that much of a traverse and offers a big jug for clipping so it makes sense.  Two cruxes--going to the sixth bolt and then again traversing to the big jug below the anchors.

Easier climbing on small holds leads up through the bottom section of the route. Crux is up high and involves a long move to a 2 finger pocket off of an edge, though there are other holds around for those with wee fingers.

Technical crimps to a big move.  Had been graded 12d in earlier guides, but seems quite a bit easier.  Great route though.

I had originally put off doing this route because it looks so bad from the ground. However the rock isn't nearly as bad as it looks and the movement is quite fun. The business portion of this route is short with good holds and powerful reaches between them. While it looks a little scary from the ground the clipping holds are all quite positive negating any scariness.

While this climb looks chossy and bad, it is not terrible. With traffic it could be a better route. Some find the slab behind you close enough to be scary, though you can stem to it up high. Start up a steep prow and pull up onto the face. Climbing past some great holds to the steep finish, pulling over the lip to the anchors.

"Although not the best route in El Rito, this route is still pretty good. Offering "easyish" 5.12- climbing up to a V7 or V8 crux right after the last bolt. Its definitely worth doing, if the stuff at the Rad Wall isn't hard enough." -Ben Schmitt.

 "This route was originally touted as 13c/d, which is laughable. Most people seem to be able to call it 13b without blushing, so its probably a soft 13b. Rumor has it you can climb up the arete and skip the crux, making it more like 12+. The 5.13 grade assumes you follow the obvious line." -Monomaniac

Nice climbing with a definite thruchy crux, contrived if you avoid the flake ramp on the left side, but best enjoyed if you do, avoid the ramp. Shares anchors with El Beerto, the brother to the right, similar in grade but less sustained with a couple harder moves.

This route is on the southeast side of the Beer Block just through the narrow passage between Beer Block and the Big Pine Wall block. But despite the sunny-sounding aspect, it's shaded by the Big Pine Wall block most of the day making it a nice route for those hot days.  

  Start out on chalked-up but not-so-positive holds to some decent holds for clipping the first few bolts. After the third bolt the climbing becomes steeper and a bit run-out to a difficult clip at the fourth bolt with a fixed chain draw. Chalked up holds around the fourth bolt look appealing but don't offer much for a good clipping stance. Figure out the clip and punch it to better holds past one more bolt and the anchors.

Up the left arete of the north side of the Beer block.  A tad run-out to the chains, but big holds.

This route adds a harder start to BYOB by starting on To Beer or Not To Beer. Climb through the first few bolts of To Beer... up into the left facing corner then head left into the crux of BYOB.

Steep but more positive-than-they-look holds lead past the first three bolts with good clipping stances. Move up to the lip/bulge on good holds and clip the fourth bolt at the lip. The original fourth bolt is left and up a tad but is in bad shape--don't use.   

  Then blast into the thin, gaston-action crux to get over the lip. Grab some welcomed larger holds, clip the fifth bolt, get to the lip and veer hard left to the shared anchor with Village Cobbler.

Moderate climbing leads to increasingly difficult moves, culminating with an exciting move out "the wave" to clutch the lip. There is dangerous fall potential going for the anchor, particularly if you get a hard catch, or come off wild going for it. 

Powerful little problem.  In your face from after the first bolt until after the 3rd bolt.

A large freestanding block with climbs on all four sides of it. The Beer Block has a nice selection of short climbs ranging from from 5.11- to 5.13+. This area is great in the summertime with shade on the majority of climbs throughout the day.

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Routes in Beer Block