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The Left Wall

Submitted By: Josh Janes on Jun 14, 2009
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The Left Wall...


Description 

The Left Wall includes all routes to the left of The Sword and Blade Runner. It generally gets morning sun and afternoon shade.


Getting There 

See the general directions for The Waterfall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Left Wall:
The Sword   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Smoke Big Doobs, Suck Big Boobs   5.10+     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Spite and Malice   5.10+     Trad   
Giardia Crack   5.11+     Trad, 90 feet   
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Featured Route For The Left Wall
Vertebrae... With the Sword pitch on the right.

Vertebrae 5.11  AZ : Oak Creek Canyon : ... : The Left Wall
This is one of my favorite pitches of climbing anywhere. Easily toproped after climbing the Sword. A short bit of steep hands leads to finger crack which takes you under the roof. Plug in a black alien in a seam to the right, then bust out some wild moves out left, and undercling back right again to turn the roof. One more crux section guards the chains....[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ