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Description 

A great couple of walls set above Telluride to the right of Bridal Veil Falls. All the rock is Telluride Conglomerate and is full of pockets. The rock quality was good for the most part with a bit of loose stuff in some areas. This area is only in the sun until about noon.


Getting There 

To get there drive east out of Telluride and start your odometer when the road turns to dirt. Drive 1.5 miles and park near a large boulder with a cable on the top of it. Make sure not to park right in front of the boulder, because it's private property. Hike to the right side of the boulder, cross the creek, and continue up to the walls ahead. Takes about thirty minutes. When I forded the creek it came to about mid-thigh and was not to bad.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Falls Walls:
Family Values   5.7     Sport, 4 pitches, 200 feet   Family Values
Darwin's Rib   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Main Wall
Power Grid   5.9     Sport, 3 pitches, 230 feet   Main Wall
How's My Driving   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Main Wall
California Route   5.10-     Sport, 1 pitch   Streaked Wall
Empty Pockets   5.10-     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Main Wall
Knob in my Pocket   5.10     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Main Wall
Compassionate Conservative   5.10+     Sport, 1 pitch   Main Wall
Eldorado   5.11+     Sport, 1 pitch   Streaked Wall
Heart of Gold   5.11+     Sport, 2 pitches   Main Wall
Lobotomy   5.12-     Sport, 1 pitch   Main Wall
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Cant see it well but the route follows the rope to the right up to the shared anchors.

Knob in my Pocket 5.10  CO : Telluride/Norwood area : ... : Main Wall
Really good climbing with great pockets all the way. Shares the same crux and anchors as Beta Decay....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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By Derek Fox
Jul 9, 2011

Just be sure that you don't get off the road too early. There are actually 3 boulders with cables coming off the top of them and it is the farthest one that has the trail at it. turning off early leads to a 2 hour-bushwacking approach from hell!