Type: Trad, 170 ft (52 m), 2 pitches
FA: Dallas Jackson and Chuck Merley, 1953
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Shared By: Tim Stich on May 16, 2005
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Despite the poor review this climb gets in the Falcon guide, it is actually a surprisingly fun romp.

Pitch 1 begins as a wide chimney that can be done in a variety of ways. Gear placements are generally good in this section. Climb up and right at the start and negotiate some chockstone boulders in the ramp. Keep climbing once the terrain gets grassy. You will pass the bolts on the left (now chopped) that lead to Cussin' Crack. Eventually a wall will force you to traverse right and out. You'll find a large ledge with a two bolt anchor. This should be practically a full rope length with a 60m. Communication with your belayer will be next to impossible, so have some sort of signaling system worked out ahead of time.

P2 is where the fun starts. Above you will see a crack and a possible way left. Step up, and climb left, stemming over the delightfully airy dropoff. Then, move up the face, and find a slopey ledge. Climb up the ledge, and move left, placing only a small cam perhaps as you go. You'll end up on a large ledge that leads to the walkoff. Belay in any number of places that allows you to be above the traverse. Per Jade Gutierrez: see the photo of the route titled “Looking up at the south west face of Castle Rock, Jackson’s Wall outlined.

The descent is located on the side facing the road. Generally, it trends to the left of the trees you see on the way down. At the short crux downclimbing part, you can elect to rappel from a chain wrapped around a tree.

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Rack up to a #4 Camalot, one set of nuts.

Per Ben Wiz: the anchors have been chopped.

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