The Gold Wall

Description 

The Gold Wall is the south-facing side of the canyon where the Gold Pond is located. It's essentially everything from the short wall above the Pond down to The Prow area. There are some nice routes in here, including one of the area classics, East Of Eden (5.10b). This wall collects quite a bit of sun during the day and can be pretty warm in the summer.

Getting There 

The Gold Wall is the south-facing canyon wall where the Gold Pond is located. When heading down on the main trail out of the parking lot, the Gold Wall is off to the right.

Featured Route For The Gold Wall

Gold Finger 5.11b/c  AZ : Paradise Forks : The Gold Wall

There are two starts , the recommended is to the left through an easy tight handcrack until you are level with a rounded ledge on the right (about 25ft, traverse right.Second start is to the right, up through broken poorly protected ground until reaching the ledge directly.From the ledge stem through the perfect right facing stem box with the aid of the crack out to the right. Pull up onto the second ledge, and reach right for the slightly overh...[more]