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GPS: 30.3337, -98.1222
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Shared By: LeeAB Brinckerhoff on Dec 3, 2008
Admins: mattm, Matt Richardson, Tommy Blackwell

Description Suggest change

This is the steep wall between Dr. Seuss / Prototype Wall and House of Pain. Steep starts on fractured looking rock yields to less steep climbing above, in some cases on tufas. Most all the routes are 5.12 or 5.13. Morning shade and afternoon sun as with most of Riemer's. Expect some amount of solitude at this wall as the routes are difficult and seemingly less popular than those at House of Pain and the Sex Cave.

Getting There Suggest change

Walk down from Dr. Seuss / Prototype Wall past the Mai Tai Wall. This is the steep wall that overhangs the trail running up to Block Party (route with fixed draws that traverses out an obvious high horizontal roof).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Insect Wall (including Block Party)

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 17
Crack Attack
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 53
Deflower Power
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 39
Ship of Fools
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 10
Power Pig
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 15
Scorpion Child
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 4
Dragonfly
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 15
Block Party
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 5
Hackslider
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 6
Dreamkeeper
Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
 4
Wild Spider
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Crack Attack
 17
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Deflower Power
 53
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Ship of Fools
 39
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Power Pig
 10
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Scorpion Child
 15
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Dragonfly
 4
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Block Party
 15
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Hackslider
 5
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Dreamkeeper
 6
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Wild Spider
 4
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport
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