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Pillow Wall

Arizona > Northern Arizona > Sycamore Canyon > Paradise Forks

Description

Pillow Wall is on the western side of the northern arm of the canyon. There are several moderate climbs here, making this one of the more popular spots in the canyon. During the hot summer months, Pillow Wall goes into shade in early afternoon.

Getting There

After hiking down from the parking lot, continue straight ahead until you get to the canyon rim. Pillow Wall is just right of the easily identified Silver Pond area.

See overhead map at:
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Routes from Left to Right

5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 10
● Panza Roja, AKA Atmospheric Dist…
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 46
● Pillow Stuffing
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 2
● Short Sheeted
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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 137
● Pillow Fight
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5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 129
● Davidson Dihedral
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 149
● Pillow Talk
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 76
● Geekus Amongst Us
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 110
● Pillow Case
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5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 28
● Ivory Snow
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 12
● Marilyn Chambers Crack
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 50
● Crack-a-Pogo
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 51
● Chlorox
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Panza Roja, AKA Atmospheric…
 10
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
● Pillow Stuffing
 46
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Short Sheeted
 2
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Pillow Fight
 137
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Davidson Dihedral
 129
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
● Pillow Talk
 149
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Geekus Amongst Us
 76
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Pillow Case
 110
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Ivory Snow
 28
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
● Marilyn Chambers Crack
 12
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
● Crack-a-Pogo
 50
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Chlorox
 51
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad

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Another historic photo- thanks to Jim Haisley: first ascent of the Davidson Dihedral (yes- Paul Davidson leading).
[Hide Photo] Another historic photo- thanks to Jim Haisley: first ascent of the Davidson Dihedral (yes- Paul Davidson leading).
Rough Topo, on John Peterson's photo
[Hide Photo] Rough Topo, on John Peterson's photo
Definition: A Pillow Wall is the wall of pillows that a girl makes between her and her man because sometimes...dudes produce too much body heat to sleep.
[Hide Photo] Definition: A Pillow Wall is the wall of pillows that a girl makes between her and her man because sometimes...dudes produce too much body heat to sleep.
Pillow Wall from the top of Raindance
[Hide Photo] Pillow Wall from the top of Raindance
Pillow during winter.
[Hide Photo] Pillow during winter.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

ryan albery
Cochise and Custer
[Hide Comment] Rather than running a rap-line around one of the trees at the top of this cliff, there's a perfect setup for getting down from the top of Davidson'd Dihedral on gear. It's a cautious scramble down to the right of the top of the route, and an exposed step across left to get to a ledge leading to the top of the route, but a 0.75 camelot, black metolious, and a #1 Camelot make for a bomber anchor. The rope pulls super clean, you leave no trace on the rim, easy to pull and fleck your rope at the base of any of the other climbs you're wanting to do in the area, and if you're so inclined, it's a perfect toprope on one of the cleaner, more technical routes at the Forks. Jul 2, 2012