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Alone Time with my Banana 
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Curvaceous 
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Goin' The Distance 
Hey Good Lookin' 
Hot Stuff 
Interstellar Overdrive 
Leftover Stuff 
Litlle Kitten 
Porn Queen 
Pretty Woman 
Recovery 
Reefer Madness 
Roadrunner 
Slender Babe 
Slinky 
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Sweet Thing 
Ten-Digit Dialing 
Vixen 
Wet Dream 
Wiled Horses 
Y2K 

Wall of the '90s


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Submitted By: Quinn Stevens on Jan 1, 2001
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Description 

A fantastic crag with a short, steep, somewhat slippery approach. A host of excellent climbs reside here, most being in the 5.11 - 5.12 range. The guidebook doesn't lie in saying that this is some of the best rock in the canyon. Refer Madness, Recovery, Wet Dream... climb any one of 'em and you'll agree! The climbs can be long here, but a single 60m rope will work for most; knot the ends if in doubt.


Getting There 

Get to US 6 (the wall is nearer the Golden end of the canyon). The crag is immediately west of Tunnel 2 (5.1 miles west of Tunnel 1). There is a sizeable pullout on the south side of the highway. There's plenty of room to park, but because of all the scree above, the closer you park to the base of the hill, the more likely you are to go home with a crater in your hood. Follow one of two paths up to the base of the wall. There are a few markers you can use to get oriented: On the right side of the wall, there is a large eye bolt at the base of Refer Madness. In the central region, there is a belay bolt at the base of Recovery & Foxy. Of the climbs on the left end, Hey Good Lookin' is the line that goes out the leftmost big roof crack.


L->R: 

A. Alone Time with my Banana, 6 PG-13, 1p, bolts.
B. Leftover Stuff, 10, 1p, 110', bolts.
C. Hot Stuff, 10, 1p, 135', bolts.
D. Pretty Woman, 10-, 1p, 95', bolts.
E. Hey Good Lookin'!, 11+, 1p, 140', bolts.
F. Squeezing in a bit of Texas, 11-, 1p, TR.
G. Vixen, 11-, 1p, bolts.
H. Y2K, 12, 1p, 120', bolts.
I. Slinky, 12+, 1p.
IH. Extension Goin' The Distance, 12+, 1p, 130', bolts.
J. Sweet Thing, 13, 1p, 140', bolts.
K. Recovery, 10+, 1p, ~100', bolts.
L. Foxy, 11 PG-13, 1p, <100', bolts.
M. Little Kitten, 10 PG-13, 1p, bolts.
above M. Slender Babe, 12+, 1p, bolts.
N. Curvaceous, 11, 1p, 100', bolts.
O. Wet Dream, 12-, 1p, 105', bolts.
P. Centerfold, 11-, 2p, 120', bolts.
Q1. Ten Digit Dialing, 12+, 1p, 70', bolts.
Q2. Reefer Madness, 11-, 1p, bolts.
above Q2. Porn Queen, 11+, 1p, 100', bolts.
RQ2. Stone Free, 11, 1p, bolts.
above R or Q2. Casual Stone, 11, bolts.
S. Casual Gods, 11, 1p, gear.
T. Back and Tan, 13-, 1p, bolts.
U. .30-06, 11, 1p, gear.
UV. Wiled Horses, 13-, 1p, 115', gear & bolts.
V. Roadrunner, 1p, gear.
W. Interstellar Overdrive, 13+, 1p, bolts.

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The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Wall of the '90s:
Alone Time with my Banana   5.6     Sport, 1 pitch   
Centerfold   5.9+     Sport, 2 pitches   
Pretty Woman   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet   
Litlle Kitten   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Hot Stuff   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 135 feet   
Reefer Madness   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch   
Vixen   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch   
Roadrunner   5.11-     Trad, 2 pitches, 105 feet   
Foxy   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch   
Recovery   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch   
Curvaceous   5.11c/d     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Porn Queen   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Hey Good Lookin'   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 140 feet   
.30-06   5.12a     Trad, 1 pitch   
Wet Dream   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 105 feet   
Y2K   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch   
Ten-Digit Dialing   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch   
Interstellar Overdrive   5.13d     Sport, 1 pitch   
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Western Diamondback.  He was very comfortable in the middle of the trail.<br />The snake was moved twice and both times ended up right back in the middle of the trail.  No rattle, even when we moved him w stick.

Western Diamondback. He was very comfortable in t...

Wall of the '90s aka Roadrunner Buttress.

Wall of the '90s aka Roadrunner Buttress.


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By Anonymous Coward
Jul 30, 2003

Best rock in the canyon? I halfway agree. That shield of rock where TDD and Reefer reside is infact beautiful and superb, but the rest is dirty and sometimes loose. Pitch one of Centerfold has many friable flakes and is a tad crumbly in places. Kitten, Vixen and Recovery are all a tad dirty (mostly cause it gets a lot of water runoff), though solid, as are the other routes in this sector.

Best rock I've been on is Reefer (btw, mid 10 if you're tall, 11 if you're short), but best continuous rock goes to Eiger or River Wall.

ST

By BZD
Oct 2, 2006

I just recently had my draws stolen off Ten Digit Dialing, like in the past 4 or 5 days. Does anyone know anything that could help me get them back? I really need them. I won't be pissed off. I just want them back. Thanks.

By Nate Oakes
Jul 2, 2007

We encountered a rattlesnake on the approach to Wall of the '90s yesterday, along the dirt path that leads away from the parking lot. I'd never heard of a rattlesnake in CCC before. Be careful!

By Derek Lawrence
From: Bailey
Jul 6, 2007

Another rattlesnake encounter.... Pissed one off last night on the upper trail down from the Wall of the '90s right where it crosses the recent rock slide. The snake was under the bushes/large rock, but then slid down the dirt towards us... exciting!