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DescriptionWhat the Rusty Wall lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. There are two excellent, steep cracks to climb here: O'Kelley's Crack (5.10c) on the right and Wangerbanger (5.11c) to the left. Getting ThereFrom Echo Tee, hang a left and, if driving, park where the dirt road ends at a gate, which is the entrance to Keys Ranch. Walk west towards the obvious orange-colored wall. Approach time: 10 minutes. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Rusty Wall:
O'Kelley's Crack 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
The Maneater 5.10d Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet
Wangerbanger 5.11c Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Riddles in the Dark (aka Ok Crank) 5.11c PG13 Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Finish What You Started 5.11d Trad
Slapshot 5.12b Trad
Featured Route For Rusty Wall
Wangerbanger 5.11c CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Rusty Wall
Indian Creek at the Tree!!! The routes at Rusty Wall are fairly unusual by J-Tree standards: steep straight-in jamming more reminiscent of the Utah Desert that your typical quartz monzonite crag. You have O'Kelleys on the right side which tackles a desperate boulder problem to beautiful hands. To the left is O'Kelley's shorter but more demanding brother, Wangerbanger. Wangerbanger is fairly straight-forward by 5.11 J-Tree standards... no dicking with funky RPs, just plugging cams and climbi...[more] Browse More Classics in CA
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