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Bartizan Wall from the Picket Fence

Description 

Huge wall to the South West of the Cathedral Spires. In the Shade a large amount of the time and like most of this area is windy a lot of the time.

Routes seem to be mostly more difficult on this wall and it looks very intimidating. Anybody with specific route information please post.


Getting There 

Approach from the Cathedral Spire's trailhead.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Bartizan Wall:
Kevizan   5.10     Trad, 3 pitches, 350 feet   
The Naked Rib   5.10c R     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 280 feet   
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The Naked Rib 5.10c R  SD : Custer State Park : Bartizan Wall
A lesser known and rarely climbed needles classic. This route has plenty of exposure, runouts, horn slinging, and a few small gear placements. 1. 90' 5.9; Scramble up to the base, start route on the E side following dihedrals and flakes. Belay at a large horn on a ledge. Single rack.2. 190' 5.10c; Straight up the rib, climb through short crux at the first bolt. Follow bolts then make a hard right into the crack feature. Continue up arete passing a slopey ledge to the natural ...[more]   Browse More Classics in SD


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By Tim McCabe
May 30, 2011

If this wall were any where else it would get tons of traffic, in the Needles not so much. When I first moved there in 89 I met Bruce Thompson who was on the FA of Window on the West. He took me up the Window and later we did Kevizan as well. I would say that Window on the West is a 3-4 star route Kevizan 2-3 the roof by itself would be a 4.

I did Window several more times and would highly recommend it.

The only other route that I got on was Crack of Earthly Delights, as I recall it was just OK. Never went back to it so that says something.

Even though it's not a spire this wall is well worth checking out.