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Panty Wall

Submitted By: Mike Morley on Feb 20, 2004
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BETA PHOTO: Panty Wall, right side.


Description 

This area is popular because it has a host of moderates. To locate the Panty Wall look for a varnished wall with a large pine tree in front of it. All the routes on the Panty Wall are split between three separate walls. The first four climbs are on the separate formation uphill and left of the pine tree. The next routes are on the wall behind the pine tree and continue out the ramp to the right. The next three routes are on a blocky wall just past the last route.

[Reprinted with permission from Jed Botsford, Climbing Ranger - RRCNCA].


Getting There 

To get to the Panty Wall, follow the trail down to the rock outcropping and then turn left (west) and follow the trial down across the wash and up a hill. When you reach the top of the hill continue to follow the trail until you can drop into the wash and climb the slickrock slabs up to the wall.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Panty Wall:
Unknown 5.7+   5.7+     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Sacred Undergarment Squeeze Job   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Brief Encounter   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Boxer Rebellion   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Panty Raid   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Panty Line   5.10a R     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Panty Mime   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Totally Clips   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Viagra Falls   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
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Featured Route For Panty Wall
Joe shows how it's done.

Viagra Falls 5.12a  NV : Red Rock : ... : Panty Wall
All the holds are obvious, due to the excessive chalk. First three bolts are all .12 moves. Start on a ledge; you can go either straight up to the first bolt, which is more difficult, or move right off the deck up to a ledge of good holds and travers to the first bolt. After the fourth bolt, the pressure eases up considerably (maybe .7 or .8), with longer distances between bolts....[more]   Browse More Classics in NV


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First Pullout Overview

BETA PHOTO: First Pullout Overview

Panty Wall

BETA PHOTO: Panty Wall

Climbing at Panty Wall.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Climbing at Panty Wall.
Photo by Blitzo.


Looking west at the Panty Wall.

BETA PHOTO: Looking west at the Panty Wall.

Looking East at the panty wall.  Kinda chalky around there. 02-13-2007

Looking East at the panty wall. Kinda chalky arou...

Climbers at Panty Wall

Climbers at Panty Wall

a nice shot up close of the wall.

BETA PHOTO: a nice shot up close of the wall.

Looking at the steep part of the Panty Wall

Looking at the steep part of the Panty Wall

Snowy Panty Wall pine tree. Dec 18, 2008.

Snowy Panty Wall pine tree. Dec 18, 2008.

Outdoor artist Bonnie Kelso (www.bkelso.com) climbing on the Panty Wall.

Outdoor artist Bonnie Kelso (www.bkelso.com) climb...

Rap down Panty Prow (5.6)

Rap down Panty Prow (5.6)

Climbing one of the 5.7s on the far right

Climbing one of the 5.7s on the far right

One of the 5.7s

One of the 5.7s


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By Tony B
From: Boulder, CO
Feb 20, 2004

This wall is nice, and has a lot of moderate well protected lines. It's a nice place for a novice sport leader to do some 8's, which is probably why it is so crowded. Still, it is worth a visit and if you can hit it on a weekday or moderate weather day there might not be a line for one of the more obscure lines there... The harder lines are not typically crowded, but don't expect to be alone.

By Claire
Apr 9, 2006

The climbs were great for beginning lead climbers. Although they were all pretty similar in structure, they were fun to do. I went shortly before and after the Rendezvous and it wasn't too packed, but there were enough people to where the rests between climbs got a little long. All of the routes definitely are well protected

By Mike Morley
Administrator
From: Oakland, CA
Dec 31, 2006

A great place to knock out a lot of pitches. Pretty easy to log a dozen routes in a half day. A good choice in winter months.

By Malcolm Daly
From: Boulder, CO
Dec 28, 2008

I looks like the pine tree at the base of the Panty Wall blew down on Christmas day, 2008.

RIP

By Tyson Anderson
From: Las Vegas, NV
Apr 29, 2009

Exact crag location:
36.149842, -115.429970

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=>>>>>

By Christopher Michaelson
From: Costa Mesa, CA
Sep 28, 2009

I visited Panty Wall on 9/27/2009.

Mike - yes, I concur that the tree is no longer standing. Climbers should *not* look for the tree when trying to find the route.

Tyson - you rock for posting the GPS coordinates and Google map. I wish we had these for all routes in Red Rock (many of these areas are difficult to locate).

As for Panty Wall itself, call me paranoid, but I decided to abort my climbs. The routes do look good, but I absolutely refuse to climb an area where my belayer is at risk of slipping or falling ... with no option of anchoring in. The ramp is downward and outward sloping, and made of slick sandstone. If you take a wrong step, you can easily fall off of the ramp and into a 15-20 foot crevace below (or up to 30' if you climb the right-most routes). There are no bolts in which to clip your belayer, and there is NOWHERE to place a cam, nut, sling, etc., at the base of the routes. Basically, your belayer's anchor point becomes the first bolt on the route, which can be between 8-12 feet off of the deck.