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Project Wall

Submitted By: Chris Beh on Nov 3, 2001
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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Description 

The Project Wall is Rifle's most public crag, sitting literally 5 feet off the road at one of the deepest, narrowest bends in the canyon. If you don't mind a bit of road noise, gawking tourists and occasional crowding on the "warm-ups" then this wall, which towers a whopping 200+ feet above the road, is well worth a visit. Most the of the climbs tackle direct (straight-up) lines on blue and grey water streaks, while a central cave offers some of the steepest and hardest routes in Rifle. Don't miss classics include: Rehabilitator (11c), Defenseless Betty (12a), Hang 'Em High (12b), Apocalypse '91 (13b), The Eighth Day (13a) and Simply Read (13d).


Getting There 

The Project Wall sits about two miles up the canyon on the right and is hard to miss. It is as roadside as Rifle gets.

There is room for three cars in the small pull-out below Apocalypse, otherwise park at the Anti-Phil pull-out just downstream or up at Ruckman Cave and walk. Keep your dogs leashed while you climb here lest they end up as road pizza.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Project Wall:
Rehabilitator   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch   
Fist Full of Dollars   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch   
Defensless Betty   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch   
Hang 'Em High   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch   
Hang 'Em Higher   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
MC 900 FT Jesus   5.13a     Sport, 2 pitches   
Apocalypse '91   5.13b     Sport, 1 pitch   
Living in Fear   5.13c     Sport, Chipped, 1 pitch   
Simply Read   5.13d     Sport, 1 pitch   
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Featured Route For Project Wall
Greg K. hangs out to catch up on some reading.

Simply Read 5.13d  CO : Rifle Mountain Park : Project Wall
This line defines the term "directissima," and were it vertical instead of 40 degrees overhanging, would be the proverbial, Comici-esque path which a drop of water would follow from the cliff's summit to the base of the wall.Simply Read climbs out the center of the cave sector on the Project Wall directly above the parking area. It tackles an ultra-steep line on porcelain-hard white stone and can be recognized by a highly-chalked boulder problem ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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By Martin Lama
Jun 18, 2003

I spent 5 weeks at Rifle in 1995, and on rest days with Tony Berlier and a shovel we bought from the op shop in town, built the retaining wall along the base of this wall. I was just curious if this was still there and being used.

By Andy Mauk
Jun 10, 2004

There is a new route to the very right on the project wall and I heard it was bolted last winter and is rated 5.12a. I was wondering if anyone knew the name of this route?

By Jonathan Groppenbacher
From: Las Vegas, NV
Jan 25, 2005

In the new Evolv poster of Chris Lindner on The Eighth Day, you can see it just to the right of where the 8th Day begins. I was curious myself.