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North Dallas 40 Rock Climbing

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Routes in North Dallas 40

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	Buzz Killer S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Buzz Worthy S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cowboy Coffee S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Debbie Does Dallas S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Grassy Knoll, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mighty Quinn, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Texas Schoolbook Depository S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Three Legged Dog S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Access Issue: 1. RAIN & WET ROCK 2. DANGER OF EROSION Details

1. Texas Canyon is conglomerate that is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp, then do not climb.

2. The south end of the First Corridor is in danger of collapsing at the base of Sophie’s Choice. A dam of rocks and soil has been built to divert water away from the eroding soil underneath these huge boulders. Please help keep this system in place until a more permanent solution is implemented.

Description

As the name implies North Dallas 40 lies on the north side of the largest formation at Texas Canyon, the Elephant Head, between the Lower East Side and the Pangea Wall. This unique area is home to a handful of routes and contains some of the chossiest and most bird guano encrusted rock, as well as some of the best conglomerate at Texas Canyon. The wall is perhaps twenty yards wide and sixty feet high. The North Dallas 40 is the wall upon which the Elephant's Ear, the eighty foot high tower, rests to form the imposing overhang on this north face. There is a 15 ft tall oak tree at the wall's west end.

Getting There

From the caves at the base of the east face of the Elephant Head hike down the hill, to the north, and around base of the Elephant's Ear, as for the approach to the Lower East Side. Continue past the Lower East Side. The North Dallas 40 is on the left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at North Dallas 40

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 49 ● Buzz Worthy Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 34 ● Debbie Does Dallas Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 11 ● Texas Schoolbook Depository Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 11 ● Three Legged Dog Sport