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Elevation: 8,001 ft
GPS: 39.1994, -105.21801
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The Brown Wall was the start of climbing at Thunder Ridge. Steve Cheyney led Reptile - 5.10 and the rest as they say....
There is lots of sun here. Gator skin texture of the stone is awesome. Several routes are in this area.

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The Brown Wall is up behind the lower canyons. It is most easily reached by climbing up out of the back end of the Wasp Canyon.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Brown Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 117
Reptile
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 16
Fractured Fairytale
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 48
Zorro
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 114
Reptile Tears
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
 43
Gay Blade
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 15
Smausser Traverse Thing...
Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 12
Gator Boy
TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
 27
[Redacted]
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 8
New Vector
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 6
Crocodile Tears
Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 34
Chocolate Thunder
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
 18
The Penetrators
Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 17
The Shadow
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 5
The Spark
Trad
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 8
Thunderstruck
Trad 2 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Reptile
 117
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Fractured Fairytale
 16
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad
Zorro
 48
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Reptile Tears
 114
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Gay Blade
 43
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Smausser Traverse Thing...
 15
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport
Gator Boy
 12
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 TR
[Redacted]
 27
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13 Trad
New Vector
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Crocodile Tears
 6
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Chocolate Thunder
 34
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Penetrators
 18
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 Trad
The Shadow
 17
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Sport
The Spark
 5
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad
Thunderstruck
 8
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Trad 2 pitches
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