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DescriptionReal Hidden Valley is a circular-shaped area - I'm not sure if “box canyon” is quite the precise term for it, but hopefully you get the idea. It is home to some J-Tree super-ultra-mega classics such as the delightful Sail Away (easily protected 5.8 crack), Loose Lady (5.9+ well-bolted face/friction), the adrenaline-pumping Run For Your Life (5.10b scary runout face/friction), Clean And Jerk (5.10c crack), Leave It To Beaver (5.12a - usually done as a TR), the masochist's dream Fisticuffs (5.10b fists and larger), and of course the ever-popular Illusion Dweller (5.10b perfect crack). Getting ThereA short walk south along the now paved road from Hidden Valley Campground puts you in the Real Hidden Valley parking area. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Real Hidden Valley:
Fote Hog 5.6 Trad, 2 pitches, 130 feet The Sentinel
Leaping Leaner 5.6 Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet Locomotion Rock
Sail Away 5.8- Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Hidden Tower
Wild Wind 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Hidden Tower
Dummy's Delight 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Houser Buttress Area
Sphincter Quits 5.9+ R Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Sports Challenge Rock : Sports Challenge Rock-West ...
Ball Bearing 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Sentinel
Loose Lady 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet Houser Buttress Area
Illusion Dweller 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet The Sentinel
Run For Your Life 5.10b R Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet Tumbling Rainbow Formation
Fisticuffs 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet Tumbling Rainbow Formation
Clean And Jerk 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Sports Challenge Rock : Sports Challenge Rock-East ...
Winds Of Whoopee 5.11a Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet Miles Of Piles Rock - West ...
Bebop Tango 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Solosby Wall
Runaway 5.11a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Tumbling Rainbow Formation
Rainy Day, Dream Away 5.11b Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Tumbling Rainbow Formation
Desert Song 5.11b R Trad, 2 pitches, 160 feet The Sentinel
Hidden Arch 5.11d Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet Houser Buttress Area
Leave It To Beaver (aka The Beaver) 5.12a Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet Sports Challenge Rock : Sports Challenge Rock-East ...
Bikini Whale 5.12a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet The Hidden Cliff
Featured Route For Real Hidden Valley
 Located on the far right side of the west face of The Sentinel is this classic right-slanting crack (it's about 50' right from the base of Desert Song which starts behind some yuccas). Climb the obvious right-slanting crack using jams and lieback moves (it's often easier to keep one foot on the face for balance) until encountering a roof high on the route. A good rest is found here, so plug in some gear and pull the roof (crux) be...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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