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Midway up Hidden Gold (5.7), Holcomb Valley Pinnac...
Description This short, heavily featured face is just left of Coyote Crag and home to several well-protected moderates - Hidden Gold (5.7) and Gold Bug (5.8), as well as one longer one - Gold Standard (5.6).
The base of the wall requires a little scrambling to reach and is somewhat uneven, making this not a child or pet friendly area.
Routes listed from left to right:
Gold Bug (5.8)
Flash for Hash (5.8)
Hidden Gold (5.7)
Gold Standard (5.6)
Getting There Approach as for Coyote Crag and the Doc Holiday Wall.
The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Gold Wall:
Featured Route For Gold Wall
Flash for Hash 5.8 CA : San Bernardino Mountains : ... : Gold Wall
Flash for Hash starts in the finger/small hands crack between Gold Bug and Hidden Gold. It is difficult to say where the crux lies; most of the crack can be avoided due to the well-featured face on both sides. Avoiding those holds, I found the start to be a little tough and the upper half of the crack yields better to a layback than to hand jams, at least for my hands. Finish above the crack, up the face on fairly large edges, between Gold Bug and Hidden Gold, clipping the bolts on ... [more] Browse More Classics in CA
BETA PHOTO: Gold Wall - Gold Standard (5.6) roped on the right...
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BETA PHOTO: Doc Holiday Wall, Gold Wall and Coyote Crag (left ...
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BETA PHOTO: Gold Wall photo/topo, Holcomb Valley Pinnacles
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By Bill Olszewski
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Jun 16, 2007
| This is a good wall to hit when Coyote Crag is locked down. Not so pleasant, though, on those hot summer days. |
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