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This is a cliff stacked with quality lines that more than make up for the somewhat lengthy (especially by Josh standards) approach. The rock is typically of exceptional quality with dark patina throughout and the cracks are often parallel, deep and smooth - none of that light-colored grain so common in the rest of the Park!

Numerous multi-star crack and face routes exisit up to 150 feet in length although most are around 100 feet or so. The only catch is the majority of the best routes are 5.11a and harder, although exceptions do exist.

Some of the best here include At Your Pleasure (5.8), Escape to Queen Mountain (5.10a), White Rain (5.11a), Mojave Queen (5.11a), Crack Queen (5.11a), Upper Mojave (5.11a) and Drag Queen (5.11c R).

Routes listed from left to right:

Route Beer (5.11a)
Get with the Plan (5.10b)
Hellish Planet (5.10d)
At Your Pleasure (5.8)
Where Were You? (5.10a)
Unknown (5.10a)
Upper Mojave (5.11a)
Mojave Queen (5.11a)
White Rain (5.11a)

Just right of a small break in the cliffline are

Endorphine (5.10d)
Drag Queen (5.11c R)
No Metal Wasted (5.9+ R)
Crack Queen (5.11a)

And about 200' right of White Rain is

Escape to Queen Mountain (5.10a)

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See the Walt's Rock page for detailed approach information.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Walt's Rocks

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 24
At Your Pleasure
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 8
Where Were You?
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 21
Crack Queen
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 28
White Rain
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 4
Upper Mojave
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
1995 Budget Closure
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 27
Mojave Queen
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
Drag Queen
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
At Your Pleasure
 24
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Where Were You?
 8
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad
Crack Queen
 21
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
White Rain
 28
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Upper Mojave
 4
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
1995 Budget Closure
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mojave Queen
 27
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Drag Queen
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
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