Wheeler Wall is a great crag lying in an area that was relatively undamaged by the Bullock fire and completely unscathed by the Aspen Fire. It is home to a small number of bolted slab routes in the 5.10-5.11 range and one worthwhile trad/bolted route (5.7+). The rock quality is excellent, and the climbing steep and challenging. All the climbs are one long pitch, so bring a 60m rope and be prepared to walk off (easy, obvious descent).
Quickdraw McGraw (5.10R) makes this crag worth a look, while Sahrrite (5.7+) is a good moderate lead.
Getting There
Park on the right hand side of the Catalina Highway, just past the Rose Canyon turn-off (about two tenths of a mile further up the road). This is a newly renovated and rather large parking lot and no longer fits the "small pull-out" description in Squeezing the Lemmon. Park and head back downhill 20-30 yards, then head up a steep gully toward a visible large slab (which is Wheeler Wall). The base of the wall is a steep 5-10 minute walk.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Wheeler Wall:
Since all these pitches are too long to rap with one rope (and the topout anchors are not rap type anchors anyway) the best way to get back down to your packs is to downclimb the 3rd class gully to the right of the topout. Will deposit you right back at the start of "Sahrrite"
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