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Beta Decay 
Billy's Harem 
Compassionate Conservative 
Crystal Gail 
Darwin's Rib 
Empty Pockets 
Heart of Gold 
How's My Driving 
Julie's Cherry 
Knob in my Pocket 
Lobotomy 
Mad Dog 
No KLA 
Perturbation Theory 
Power Grid 
Yank My Chain 

Main Wall

Submitted By: Dane Casterson on Jun 25, 2007
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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Main Wall seen from the access trail.


Description 

Great wall with 22 climbs from 5.8 to 5.11 with one 5.12-. I found this area to be a lot of fun with good rock. At first it was a little scary to yard on the embedded rocks but they seemed really solid.


Getting There 

After crossing the creek head up and right. I was there in June and a large snow field made the approach a pain. Look for the Family Values buttress and head a little right.


Routes 

A. Power Grid, 9, 3p, bolts, 230'.
B. Julie's Cherry, 8, 1p, bolts, 100'.
C. Darwin's Rib, 8, 1p, bolts, 120'.
D. Mad Dog, 8, 1p, bolts, 100'.
E. Perturbation Theory, 9, 1p, bolts, 100'.
F. No KLA, 10, 1p, bolts, 100'.
G. How's My Driving, 9, 1p, bolts, 100'.
H. Empty Pockets, 10-, 1p, bolts, 100'.
I. Beta Decay, 10, 1p, bolts, 100'.
J. Knob in my Pocket, 10, 1p, bolts, 100'.
K1. Crystolopolis, 10 PG-13, 1p, gear and bolts.
K2. Crystal Gail, 11, 1p, bolts.
L. Compassionate Conservative, 10+, 1p, bolts.
M. Mr. Smarty Pants, 10+, 2p, bolts.
N. Oblivion, 10+, 1p, bolts.
O. Billy's Harem, 10+, 1p, bolts.
P. Yank My Chain, 9, 1p, gear & bolts.
Q. Harvest, 11-, 2p, bolts.
R. Heart of Gold, 11+, 2p, bolts.
S. Trickle Down Theory, 11, 1p, bolts.
T. Mother's Little Helper, 11, 1p, bolts.
U. Lobotomy, 12-, 1p, bolts.
V: Shock Theory, 11+, 1p, bolts


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Main Wall:
Darwin's Rib   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet   
How's My Driving   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Power Grid   5.9     Sport, 3 pitches, 230 feet   
Empty Pockets   5.10-     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Knob in my Pocket   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Compassionate Conservative   5.10+     Sport, 1 pitch   
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By Herb
Jun 3, 2009

This area only gets morning sun and is otherwise dark and chilly. Bring your helmet because there is hundreds of feet of loose rock cliffs above this crag. The consistency of both the rock and steepness of this area make most of the climbs feels very similar to each other.
If you like sport climbing on well bolted San Juan conglomerate in a spectacular alpine setting, you'll love it though!
Bring a helmet, 60m rope, a dozen quickdraws, and raingear.