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And here it is, young evil Jedi, the wall where you prove yourself worthy. Feel it! Breath it in! Let yourself sucumb to the power of The Dark Side! And remember, good guys wear black.

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After hopping off the uphill trail you'll find yourself on a flat, fairly wide road. Turn right and start walking up canyon towards the Sunshine Wall Parking lot where you left your vehicle.

About one minute into your walk you'll see a very blonde hunk of rock with three bolts in it. This is the climb known as Erectile Dysfunction and the mostly blonde, Hersey's Kiss shaped rock formation that it is attached to is The Streaker Wall, which is home to some very impressive 5.11's and 5.12's.

If you keep on walking past The Streaker Wall you'll end up at a large section of blonde and black streaked cliff band with imposing 5.12's and 5.13's. If you keep walking to where the cliff band ends you'll end up at a section of wall with a blonde bottom which streaks to the left and moves its way up. This area has a handful of stout 5.11's that might be the best place to start your evil Jedi training before moving down canyon to some of the most difficult climbs in the galaxy. Beyond the wall of tall 5.11's (to its right) is a group of shorter climbs that are located up a slope and away from the main traverse trail. This is "The Space Balls Wall" and this little wall is composed of some shorter climbs that still pack a big punch.

39 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Dark Side Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 49
Mister Fister
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 73
Breast Pump
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 64
Concracktion
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 25
Power of the Darkside
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 28
Passover
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 35
Darth Slaydar
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
ChewCocka
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 16
Prison Bound
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 47
death star
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 19
Choda
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 18
Gabba the Nut
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 8
Sinister
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
Obi-Wan KanBlowMe
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 14
Shady Lady
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 20
Tough Love
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Mister Fister
 49
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Breast Pump
 73
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Concracktion
 64
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Power of the Darkside
 25
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Passover
 28
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Darth Slaydar
 35
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
ChewCocka
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Prison Bound
 16
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
death star
 47
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Choda
 19
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Gabba the Nut
 18
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Sinister
 8
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Obi-Wan KanBlowMe
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Shady Lady
 14
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Tough Love
 20
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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