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La Selva (Jungle Wall)

Submitted By: Nick Wilder on Feb 15, 2007
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Description 

From fun, moderate single pitches to 15 pitch routes all the way to the summit, this is a great wall. Facing southeast, it's in the shade late in the day.

Jungle Wall has some of the longest 5.10 sport routes in the world, with the shortest approaches. Classics include:

  • Jungle Mountaineering, 5.10a, 4 pitches. The first bolted route established at El Potrero, in 1989. A bit runout by modern standards.

  • Yankee Clipper, 5.10b, 14 pitches, with an optional 15th pitch (5.12a) that goes to the very summit. Most people stop after 13 pitches.

  • Space Boyz, 5.10d, 11 pitches. This El Potrero classic was bolted over the course of 52 weekends. That's dedication!

  • Black Cat Bone, 5.10d, 9 pitches. Lots of varied climbing on this route, with each pitch different than the one before it.

Even doing just the first four or five pitches of these longer routes is a worthwhile adventure.

Since the routes start very close to the road, many climbers hang their packs from the first or second bolts of the route to keep them safe, especially on weekends.


Getting There 

It's the big wall immediately behind the picnic pavilion on the right side of the canyon. Routes start in "the jungle" of relatively verdant growth at ground level.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for La Selva (Jungle Wall):
Jungle Boy   5.9+     Sport, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
Jungle Mountaineering   5.10a     Sport, 4 pitches, 400 feet   
Black Cat Bone   5.10d     Sport, 9 pitches, 800 feet   
Space Boyz   5.10d     Sport, 11 pitches, 1000 feet   
Yankee Clipper   5.12a     Sport, 15 pitches, 1500 feet, Grade III   
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The route far left is Space Boyz. The route on the right with the roof just showing at the top of the photo is Black Cat Bone.

Black Cat Bone 5.10d  International : Mexico : ... : La Selva (Jungle Wall)
As with other Jungle Wall climbs, the first pitches are straight forward exercises in light crimping and nice hueco pulling. The 4th class scramble pitch in the Garden of Bleedin' breaks up the vertical. The crux is the part right before the overhang. Thin, crumbly rock makes getting to the larger holds on the overhang more difficult than it at first appears. Surmount the actually easier overhang and then you come to another very fun and unique p...[more]   Browse More Classics in International


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La Selva wall, with the spires off to the left.

La Selva wall, with the spires off to the left.

La Selva wall. The route on the ride side of the pavilion is Space Boyz (11 pitches, 5.10d). On the left is Yankee Clipper (13 or 15 pitches, 5.10b or 5.12a).

La Selva wall. The route on the ride side of the ...

Marga on the second pitch of Yankee Clipper.

Marga on the second pitch of Yankee Clipper.

Marga on the fourth pitch of Yankee Clipper.

Marga on the fourth pitch of Yankee Clipper.

Mike Amato heading out to lead on Space Boyz.

Mike Amato heading out to lead on Space Boyz.

Greg and I on Jungle Mountaineering on the Jungle Wall.

Greg and I on Jungle Mountaineering on the Jungle...