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Elevation: 2,204 ft 672 m
GPS: 36.38081, -80.29435
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The West Walls consist of several areas that make up the western one-third of Cooks Wall climbing. These smaller individual walls are scattered down the hillside, one after the other across a broken up cliff line, so it is fairly easy to identify which is which. The West Walls offer the tamest and more popular climbing experience at Cooks. The setting is very pleasant and a majority of the routes have little to no gear but a rack is still useful as there are many good lines that need supplemental pieces.

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Hike the Cooks Wall trail, past House Rock and across the top of Cooks Wall (Above the Emla Area if you're using the GPS feature in Mountain Project). Continue along the trail for another 5-6 minutes which through the woods and away from the cliff line. Turn left off the trail onto a faint trail at the first boulder on your left (see picture). If you get to the first grassy meadow, you have gone 30-40' too far and if you have not passed the approach gulley that leads to the Devil's Chimney you have not gone far enough. Follow a faint trail down a steep hill while keeping the rocky ridge paralleling your right side. Near the base of the hill, the trail will continue right until you arrive at the first wall, which is the Breakfast Wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Walls

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 18
● Pepper Shaker
Sport
Fin Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
● Grave Digger
Trad
Fin Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 12
● Tight Clam Bambi
Sport
Breakfast Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 7
● Rubber Cookie
Trad
Fin Area
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
● Green Eggs and Ham
Trad
Breakfast Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 9
● Fortune Cookie
Sport
Fin Area
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 8
● Cat in the Hat
Sport
Breakfast Wall
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 6
● Vertical Horizon
Trad
DC Cave
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 6
● sleeping above the kitchen
Trad
'Tang area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 22
● Great taste of tang
Trad, Sport
'Tang area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
● Rear Naked Choke
Sport
Fin Area
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 4
● Tears Of The Sun
Trad
Sky Pilot Area
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 7
● DC Crack
Trad, Sport
DC Cave
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
● Captain Crush
Sport
Breakfast Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● Megatron
Sport
Fin Area
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Pepper Shaker Fin Area
 18
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Grave Digger Fin Area
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Tight Clam Bambi Breakfast Wall
 12
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Rubber Cookie Fin Area
 7
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Wall
 11
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Fortune Cookie Fin Area
 9
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Cat in the Hat Breakfast Wall
 8
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
● Vertical Horizon DC Cave
 6
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
● sleeping above the kitchen 'Tang area
 6
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad
● Great taste of tang 'Tang area
 22
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport
● Rear Naked Choke Fin Area
 7
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Tears Of The Sun Sky Pilot Area
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
● DC Crack DC Cave
 7
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport
● Captain Crush Breakfast Wall
 4
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Megatron Fin Area
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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“Climbing at The Fin; the longest and most concentrated stretch of rock in the West Walls.”
“Climbing at The Fin; the longest and most conc…
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Schematic layout of crags and access trails at West Walls and Lower Wall.
Schematic layout of crags and access trails at…
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Jared Pointing the Way to the faint trail leading to the West Walls. The approach trail runs in front of the boulder pictured while the Cooks Wall trail continues off to the right. If you reach the grassy meadow you might have missed it!
Jared Pointing the Way to the faint trail leadi…
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A cold day belaying at the West Walls.
A cold day belaying at the West Walls.
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For a much easier approach than sliding down the gully to routes, turn left and go downhill, trending right along the cliffline at this point in the trail to access Lower Wall and points west. I marked the turn with climbing tape, but who knows how long it'll stay up. There's a tiny bit of bushwhacking, but it's the easiest access I've found.<br> <br> It's in a big meadow, not quite 2 miles down the trail.
For a much easier approach than sliding down th…
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