Punk Rock Rock Climbing

Punk Rock is located on the south side of Tunnel 2. There are two ways into this area, the tyrolean at Wall of the Nineties, or walking in along the base of River Wall. I engineered the River Wall approach, on the east side of Tunnel 2, in the winter of 2000, by sliding large blocks of rock over the ice. This approach is usable after spring runoff. It is a pleasant alternative to the tyrolean if you don't mind getting wet or an easy stroll in the winter when the river is frozen.

Punk Rock is the first area encountered using the River Wall approach. Here I bolted three lines, Never Mind the Bollocks, (unfinished), Sex Pistol, 12a/b, and Johnny Rotten, 11a/b.

Further along the railbed is a short, white, quartzite cliff, Wannabee Wall, where I bolted two micro-routes. The leftmost is Wannabee Too 10b, and on the right is Wannabee One, 11a.

These two areas are a pleasant outdoor place to climb as you can't hear the roar of the road. All routes are better than they look except for Never Mind the Bollocks, which describes it pretty well.

The routes here are (L=>R):

A. Never Mind the Bollocks, 12a/b, 1p, 60', bolts - may be very friable and loose.

BA. Sex Pistol (Left Variation), 11, 1p, bolts.

C. Sex Pistol, 12a/b, 1p, 75', bolts.

D. Bits and Pieces , 12+, 1p, 90', bolts.

E. Kibble 'n Bits, 12, 1p, 85', bolts.

F. Johnny Rotten, 11a/b, 1p, 95', bolts - it's a lot cleaner than in its earlier days.

G. Climb Down By The River, 11+, 1p, 85', bolts.

H. A Guide's Portion of Vino, 7 PG-13, 1p, 90', gear.

I. Right Down the Line, 10, 1p, 80', bolts.