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Kachina Walls

California > Joshua Tree NP > Queen Valley Area > Queen Mountain
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Description

A complex jumble of rock with two major walls: Kachina South, home of The Right Stuff (5.10b), and Kachina North with Steppin Out (5.10a) and Kachina (5.10a).

Getting There

Continue past the Frontier Wall approximately 0.25 mi. Kachina North is lighter colored rock. Kachina South is a higher wall of dark varnish with a splitter running through the center - The Right Stuff (5.10b).

Routes from Left to Right

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Kachina
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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Steppin Out
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
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The Right Stuff
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Kachina
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Steppin Out
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
The Right Stuff
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad

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Kachina Walls.<br>
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Kachina north
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