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Walk on the Wild Side
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
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Routes in Saddle Rocks - Skirt (West Face)
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Posse, The T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Six Shooter T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Cowgirl in the Sand T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Where Have all the Cowboys Gone T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Hanna Montana TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Santa Cruz T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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R&R Revamped T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Restoration & Repair (R&R) T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Marlboro Man T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Kid Calingula T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Orange Flake T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Gaucho Marx T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Do Rein Me T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Write In TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Right On T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Silver Spur T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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A Cheap Way to Die T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Lone Pine T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Rough Riders T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Harley Queen T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Harlequin T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R |
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Cole-Anderson S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Dial 911 T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Walk on the Wild Side T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Us and Them T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R |
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If You see Crow, Bark! T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X |
| Type: | Trad, 250 ft (76 m), 3 pitches |
| FA: | Roy Naasz and Chris Wegener, January 1970 |
| Page Views: | 55,112 total · 198/month |
| Shared By: | C Miller on Jul 3, 2002 |
| Admins: | Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes, Greg Opland, C Miller, Gunkswest |
Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures
Details
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.
For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…
Take the Walk
Walk on the Wild Side takes a sweeping line up the right side of Saddle Rocks and with it's deceptively moderate grade, multi-pitch climbing and the fact that nothing more than quickdraws are needed make it one of the most popular routes in all of Joshua Tree.
The climb starts by scrambling up to the base and starting off the highpoint of stacked blocks.
P1) Climbing slightly left and up to start, work your way back right to belay in a natural hole at bolt anchors. 6 bolts on this pitch
P2) Climb up and left to another bolted belay past 3 bolts.
P3) This pitch climbs past 2 bolts to an anchor. This last pitch is a little run-out, but much easier. It's possible to combine pitches 2 and 3 together for a rope stretching pitch (a 70 meter rope works well here).
The descent offers several choices:
1) Rap the route with (2) two 60 meter ropes (or a single 70m, or maybe a single 60m - see comments). The first rap is close to 100' and will take you straight down to the first anchor of Dial 911 (the next route to the left of WOWS). From here one more rap leads you to the ground.
2) The other option is to continue past the last bolted anchor and walk/downclimb the ramp to the climber's right. At a certain point it will be best to traverse improbably out to the top of a slab to access a bolted rap anchor - this is the anchor for Presto In C Sharp).
A rap from here takes you to a ledge where you will find another rap anchor that will take you down a faint waterchute and to the ground.
Continue downhill through rocks and a faint trail to the base of the rock, and back around to your packs.
- Please note that this descent is much longer, and slightly more involved, but has the advantage of only needing a single cord.
Lastly, if you are looking for some adventure on a long moonlit night, and couldn't make it on the route that day, do what the locals do and climb it by the light of the full moon.
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