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Silent Pillar Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Silent Pillar Wall

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	Nicely Displayed But Wrappers Weren't Included S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Incorncentric S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Life in Electric Larvae Land S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Left for Dead S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Right for Life S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Buried Treasure S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Safety in Numbers S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Access Issue: Bridges Out! IMPORTANT LADWP NEGOTIATIONS!! Details

Due to liability concerns, bridges are being removed in the Owens River Gorge at the request of LADWP. The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund are currently in negotiations with LADWP to get this issue resolved. In the meantime, please continue to be good land stewards by respecting these bridge closures and finding alternate crossing points until this issue is resolved.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

An area new to the 10th edition of Lewis' guide about which he is quite enthusiastic, awarding by far the highest star average of any crag in the Sub Gorge. We did not find this enthusiasm entirely warranted, primarily because while the rock was among the most consistently bomber of any area in the entire ORG, the holds were predominantly slick slopers which made everything feel hard. However, this is a good cliff for mid range 10s and definitely worth a visit if the alternative is returning to the Great Wall yet again and impressing everybody by redpointing some hyper chalked trade route for the nth time.

Depending on the level of the river and the condition of the vegetation, getting to the base of climbs at either end of the SP could be problematic

Getting There

See Lewis' guide. Also note the advisory in the Sub Gorge overview that getting to or from the SP from other Sub Gorge crags involves either reversing much of the approach or a fair amount of wading.

7 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Silent Pillar Wall

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

5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● Life in Electric Larvae Land Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● Nicely Displayed But Wrappers We… Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 8 ● Buried Treasure Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Left for Dead Sport