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Elevation: 1,624 ft
GPS: 37.92572, -120.46389
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Shared By: Brian Quiter on Jun 22, 2002 · Updates
Admins: Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes
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The Welcome Wall is a big, highly featured cliff that looks as though the rock was very loose. Fortunelately, its not. The easiest landmark for finding routes is Wing of Bat, which is right in the middle of the face. It ascends a series of cracks and flakes in a slight dihedral.

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Approach time: 20 - 25 minutes.

NOTE - THERE IS NO CAMPING ALLOWED ON SHELL ROAD ANYWHERE. 

From the point where Shell Road turns to dirt, the trailhead to The Welcome Wall, The Grotto, Cave Wall, Ort Wall, The Eastern Front, and Mid Wall is 1.2 miles further down road.

Park in the main Table Mountain Parking lot, where there is a nice large sign stating that the road is closed for revegetation. Walk along the old road past the white gate for about 500 yards until the second access path to the left. Head up the climber's trail next to the telephone pole (don't keep going left up the fire road!)

You'll know you're on the right trail when you pass the telephone pole and look back at it to see the number 40 spray-painted on it. It's about 25 yards from the walk-in road, but you won't be able to see the spray paint until you pass it and look back.

Once you're on the correct trail, it gets pretty simple. Follow the trail (watch out for poison oak) until it reaches a large talus field. Continue diagonally up and right as you're looking uphill on the talus, and soon you'll be beneath the Welcome Wall. Don't be tricked by the path out left into the talus field, keep hugging the wall to the right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Welcome Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 19
Roe vs. Wade
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 53
Wing of Bat
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 7
Uncle Remus
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
Welcome All
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Roe vs. Wade
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Wing of Bat
 53
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Uncle Remus
 7
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Sport
Welcome All
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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