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Minor Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Minor Wall

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	Apocaloctopus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Butcher Shop S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Croconaut S,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Greenpeace S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Handlebar Willy V1 5
	Hangover Crack T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Harley Davidson Son of a Gun S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Left Socorro Louie S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Middle Socorro Louie T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Midnight Squid Tickler S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Minor Aretion S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Roadside Accident S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Sharkopus S,TR Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c
	Socorro Louie Bags Another Minor S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Son of Sam T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sorry Angel T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Swiss Cheese S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Take That Stopper and Shove It S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Uknown S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Whispering Huecos S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Description

All but forgotten, this quiet crag has some interesting mixed, trad, and sport climbing. The routes are short. The base of the routes is a nice spot for kids or dogs to run around. Shade varies by season and time of day. The wall faces a number of directions, mostly south and west. One can climb here all year round.

The style of climbing is fun, wacky, sequency, and engaging. Some of the routes are short enough to stick-clip the whole thing, and many can be accessed from above relatively easily if you get shutdown on lead. This is a great place to test your onsighting skills if you are a hard 5.11 climber. Lots of hidden holds and technical moves. It's obviously not world-class climbing by any means, but certainly worth a visit.

As of Dec 2016, all of the anchors have been replaced with modern hardware and in most cases steel lowering biners.

Getting There

Follow the directions to the southern box areas. The access trail starts on the east side of the dirt road just beyond a couple car-sized boulders as you are headed south. There are some faint remnants of a barbed-wire fence just before the pull out on the west side of the road. Park here.

We recommend driving over the big hill to Major Wall, turning around, and heading back north so you can park on the left side of the road in the pull out. There isn't enough room on the road itself to turn around easily.

The approach takes about 10 minutes and is a gradual slope up to the crag (which you cannot see from the dirt road). Cairns mark the way, but aim for an 8' tall solitary bolder on the horizon to the north west. Pass to the left of this boulder, wrap around the shorter walls to your right (bouldering spots) and keep heading north west.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Minor Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V1 5 6 ● Handlebar Willy Boulder
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 10 ● Roadside Accident Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 6 ● Socorro Louie Bags Another Minor Sport