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Main Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Main Wall

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	3D T,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Brick in the Wall T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Coordination Street T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cresent Rail TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Dish, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Green Duchess T,TR 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Merde T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Muddy Desperation T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Notch Johnson T,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b

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Description

This is the most prominent face at the crag. Make sure you bring a static line or long webbing for setting up the top rope. All of the trees and boulders are located around twenty feet from the cliff top. The routes on the Main Wall stay very clean with little to no water runoff on this section of the crag. Bring you beta finding skills for classics like Coordination Street (5.10a) or Green Duchess (5.11b/c). Lack of natural gear placements make top roping the normal on this wall.

Getting There

Follow the directions for getting to the crag. When you reach the cliff face, make a left. Follow the rim trail for 100 yards. You will see a path/water runoff that descends to your right. Follow this trail to the base of the cliff. You are now at the Right Sector Wall. Continue another 50 yards until you have reached the large face with no tree cover.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Main Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 22 ● The Dish Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 16 ● Coordination Street Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Notch Johnson Trad, TR
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Green Duchess Trad, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 6 ● 3D Trad, TR