Real Hidden Valley  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,200' Lat, Long:  34.0145, -116.1713 Map Page Views:  482,196. Good page? (2 likes)    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  M.Morley on Jun 19, 2002 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 91° | 63° 91° | 59° 93° | 63° 95° | 66° 93° | 68°

Spring Bloom, wow. April 08.

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Real Hidden Valley is a circular-shaped area - I'm not sure if “box canyon” is quite the precise term for it, but hopefully you get the idea. It is home to some J-Tree super-ultra-mega classics such as the delightful Sail Away (easily protected 5.8 crack), the adrenaline-pumping Run For Your Life (5.10b scary runout face/friction), Clean And Jerk (5.10c crack), Leave It To Beaver (5.12a - usually done as a TR), the masochist's dream Fisticuffs (5.10b fists and larger), and of course the ever-popular Illusion Dweller (5.10b perfect crack).

Sports Challenge Rock and The Thin Wall are excellent (read: popular) top-rope areas, each with a high concentration of fun routes.

Locomotion Rock has a few short, easier routes for the aspiring leader.

Several excellent bouldering problems lie just beyond the parking area (both west and south).

Areas and climbs found outside the canyon itself have now been relocated to Real Hidden Valley Vicinity.

Getting There 

A short walk south along the now paved road from Hidden Valley Campground puts you in the Real Hidden Valley parking area.

The Classics

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Illusion Dweller 5.10b  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : The Sentinel - West Face

Located on the far right side of the west face of The Sentinel is this classic right-slanting crack (it's about 50' right from the base of Desert Song which starts behind some yuccas). Climb the obvious right-slanting crack using jams and lieback moves (it's often easier to keep one foot on the face for balance) until encountering a roof high on the route. A good rest is found here, so plug in some gear and pull the roof (crux) before topping out onto a nice ledge with a bolted a...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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I managed (barely) to lead this classic route on m...	Real Hidden Valley. Photo by Blitzo.	Real Hidden Valley. Photo by Blitzo.
Balanced Rock near Real Hidden Valley. Photo by Bl...	Wandering in Real Hidden Valley. Photo by Blitzo.	A Claret Cup cactus blooms in the Real Hidden Vall...
BETA PHOTO: The Boulders with the sunset light are those which...	Hidden Tower. Photo by Blitzo.	Looky-loos!
The Tumbling Rainbow formation in Real Hidden Vall...	Great Burrito formation from the bird's eye!	BETA PHOTO: "Aerial view from Real Hidden Valley"
Afternoon thunderhead with Three Pile Island in th...	BETA PHOTO: Elephant and Snake Domes	The Wailing Wall. Photo by Blitzo.
Beavertail and Sports Challenge Rock. Photo by Bli...	Yuccas neat The Entrance Boulder. Photo by Blitzo.	Spring bloom in the Real Hidden Valley. The Hershe...
Sunset over Real Hidden Valley, November 2007	Spring Bloom in the Real Hidden Valley, amazing. ...	Cool looking rocks
Climbers in Real Hidden Valley.	Bryson encounters an oddly-shaped piece of granite...	Climber on Illusion Dweller
Climber seconding the Beaver	The Trojan. Photo by Blitzo.