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Cholla Wall

Name: Cholla Wall
Rating: 3.3

5.10a/b YDS 6a+ French 19 Ewbanks VI+ UIAA 19 ZA E2 5b British PG13

Routes in South/East side

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	5.8 Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Bosker Boozeroo S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Box Overhang Left T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Box Overhang Right T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Boy What Assholes (You Guys Turned Out to Be) S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Boy What Nice Fellows T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Captain Smarmbag T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Cholla Crack T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cholla Wall T,TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b PG13
	Dave's Face (a.k.a. Sale at Mervyn's) S,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Donde Estan Mis Pantalones S,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Double Vision / Ream Dream S,TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Face Off S,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Headwall Crack Left T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Headwall Crack Right T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Holy Crack T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Holy Wall S,TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Jewish Space Laser S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Land's End TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Len's Roof T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	M.C. Epic T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Narcissistic Dream T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Nice Guys Finish Last S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	No Exit S,TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	On Beyond Zebra S,TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Overture TR 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Paul's Boutique S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Polly's Crack T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	RDD Crack T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Reigning Rainbows S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Robot City S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Route 21 T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sensuous S T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Squeeze Chimney T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Thief in Time S,TR 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Thorazine Dream S,TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Unnamed S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Way Beyond Zebra S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Description

One of the finer routes at The Overlook. A nicely pocketed, sustained face route. It is a very popular top-rope and a proud gear lead because of the tricky gear placements in pockets. By longtime, documented agreement by local climbers do not bolt this face route.
The route gets its name from a Cholla cactus that used to be at the base of the route that pricked many climbers that came off the rock at the start. The cholla disappeared a few years ago.

Location

The sweet, pocketed face with no bolts! Accessed by the easy scrambling on top of the Lower Buttress below the main wall. Shown as route number 10 on the Overlook route topo photo.