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Elevation: 1,540 ft
GPS: 30.5083, -98.8193
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The Shield is the largest and steepest area along the Backside of the Main Dome. It is home to most of the difficult, run out slab routes in the park. The wall is basically divided into two sections. The right side (from Nobody Like Bryant Gumbel to the obvious Runamuck arch) consists of shorter routes in the 5.7 and 5.8 realm. This somewhat confusing area has also been called the Prok Wall in honor of all of the routes with "Prok" somewhere in their name. Almost all of these routes require gear with the occasional bolt here and there. Protection ranges from nonexistent to good. The left side of the wall (from Fly on a Windshield to Carpet Crawl) boasts steep, bolted slab routes in the 5.10 to 5.12 range.

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As for the other areas along the Backside, follow the Echo Canyon trail through the Main Dome - Little Dome saddle, down the draw, and through the boulders at the bottom. There is a well used hiking trail that leads out from the boulders, loops to the right (northeast), and continues around the entire dome. Follow the trail to the marker for the blue climbers' trail and turn right. Once you reach the base of the dome, the majority of the Shield will be to your left. The Runamuck arch on the right side of the wall makes a good landmark. You can reach any climb along the Shield (as well as the areas immediately adjacent to it) by following the trail along the base of the wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Shield

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
 12
Runamuck
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
 4
Prok
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
Deep Prok
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 9
Fly on a Windshield
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 30
Stranger Than Friction
Trad 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 8
Bold Talk for a One-Eyed Fat Man
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 11
French Route
Trad, Sport 2 pitches
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a R
 4
Texas Radio
Trad, TR 2 pitches
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
Real Gravy
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a X
 5
Gravitron
Trad, TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Runamuck
 12
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R Trad
Prok
 4
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X Trad
Deep Prok
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Fly on a Windshield
 9
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Stranger Than Friction
 30
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Bold Talk for a One-Eyed Fa…
 8
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Sport
French Route
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad, Sport 2 pitches
Texas Radio
 4
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a R Trad, TR 2 pitches
Real Gravy
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Gravitron
 5
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a X Trad, TR
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