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Great Wall of China Rock Climbing

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Routes in Great Wall of China

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	Aurora S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Beijing S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Beijing Extension (11c 35m/12b 40m) S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Borealis S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Chicken Feet S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Chicken Feet/Silk Road Extension S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Child of Light S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	China Doll S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Confusing Confucius S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cornercopia S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Corona S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Corona Extension S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Dim Sum S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Enter the Dragon S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Feng Shui S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Fortune Cookie S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Geisha Girl S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ghengis Khan S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Go For The Gold T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Good Fortune (Fortune Cookie extension) S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Happy Ending (Geisha Girl Extension) S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Heart of the Sun S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Kung Pao S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Maiden China S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Manchurian Candidate S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mandarin Orange S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Marco Polo's Boys Go Dirty Dancing S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Osama bin Gotten (Heart of the Sun extension) S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Panda-monium S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Peking Duck S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Shanghai'd S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shogun S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Silk Road S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Terracotta Warrior (China Doll extension) S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Tiananmen Square S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Tsing Tao S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tsing Tao Extended S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tsunami S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Wrath of Khan (extension) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Yellow Peril S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Yellow Streak S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Yin Made Me Do It S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Access Issue: Bridges Out! IMPORTANT LADWP NEGOTIATIONS!! Details

Due to liability concerns, bridges are being removed in the Owens River Gorge at the request of LADWP. The Bishop Area Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund are currently in negotiations with LADWP to get this issue resolved. In the meantime, please continue to be good land stewards by respecting these bridge closures and finding alternate crossing points until this issue is resolved.

1) Never park or camp overnight at the access points.
2) Always park off the pavement, taking great care to avoid blocking the gates.
3) Clean up after your dogs. (Local climbers are finding abandoned doggie poop bags.)
4) Pack out all trash and TP, including picking up after others.
5) Use the outhouses if at all possible.

Description

While the Warm Up Wall is more likely to see traffic at any given time, and the Pub Wall can have a higher density of climbers, overall the Great Wall of China offers the biggest scene in the Gorge. Morning shade, full afternoon sun. A broad, level bench at its base provides a comfortable hang out spot for man and beast.

As far as the climbing goes, the Great Wall has among the most routes of any area in the Gorge as well as one of the highest concentrations of .8's and .9's (which see a lot of activity/abuse and are becoming polished) though there are also a lot of worthwhile 10's and 11s. In my opinion, the are no super-classics on the Great Wall w/ the possible exception of Aurora (I'll never know).

There is an outhouse a little bit upstream and across the river.

Getting There

The best way to get to the Great Wall is probably via the Central Gully approach. The approach from the CG parking lot takes about 20 minutes. There's an easy stream crossing from the main trail side just before the old powerhouse.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Great Wall of China

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 218 ● Child of Light Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 291 ● Heart of the Sun Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 18 ● Shanghai'd Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 165 ● Tsing Tao Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 248 ● Yellow Peril Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 135 ● Peking Duck Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 118 ● Mandarin Orange Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 47 ● Wrath of Khan (extension) Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 91 ● Manchurian Candidate Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 55 ● Tsunami Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 24 ● Yin Made Me Do It Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 40 ● Aurora Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 33 ● Yellow Streak Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 9 ● Borealis Sport
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 13 ● Corona Sport