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Submitted By: J. Thompson on Mar 17, 2007
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The streaked wall after a small snow storm.


Description 

The Streaked Wall is arguably the most awesome formation in Zion. Its eastern face is continuously overhanging and nearly 2000 feet in length. It is home to 3 hard new-wave aid lines and several obscure routes on its flanks. The ledge running along the base of the main cliff is known as Rubicon Ledge.


Getting There 

Approaching the main wall involves dirty climbing up a lower section of cliff several hundred feet long. The wall is best viewed from where the canyon road splits.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Streaked Wall:
Tale of the Scorpion   5.10a A3+     Aid, 9 pitches, Grade V   
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Tale of the Scorpion 5.10a A3+  UT : Zion National Park : The Streaked Wall
The Streaked Wall is the most intimidating wall in the park. It is severely overhanging and requires full commitment. Once you leave the ground retreat is not an option.The route begins off Rubicon ledge and arches at what seems like 45 degrees across a beautifully blank wall. There is nothing but a solitary crack and big air. The first and third pitches are the technical cruxes but each pitch involves a good bit of work. All but the las...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


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The Streaked Wall.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

The Streaked Wall.
Photo by Blitzo.


overview

overview

my personal topos, notes, good and bad memories

BETA PHOTO: my personal topos, notes, good and bad memories

Brian Bird, Dean Woods (the oldest guy with the most kids to ever send this wall), and Nate Brown on Tale of the Scorpion. Eric Draper photo

Brian Bird, Dean Woods (the oldest guy with the mo...

trickery

trickery

A4 pitch of Latittudes

A4 pitch of Latittudes

thin

thin

hour 30 or so

hour 30 or so

Matt Meinzer, Bad MOFO

Matt Meinzer, Bad MOFO

Streaked Wall Routes

Streaked Wall Routes


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By Nate Brown
From: Wilson, Wy
Jul 9, 2009

Lattitudes: most dangerous, most delicate and prone to destruction. Ladders really suck, bring a drill.

Tale of the Scorpion: best route, most likely to stand the test of erosion/time, lots of safe, fun aid climbing, least amount of bad sugar.

Rodeo Queen: the business. hardest route. Good Friday pitch could send you for a huge ride, like a 300 footer. Direct start to Rubicon was hard and dangerous, maybe best to avoid this. Most bad sugar.

Lord Helmet: My bet, very hard.

Wet Stone: Obviously totally different. Less committing, longer, also quite hard. Kind of like a right side EC route--feature linking, traversing, chimneys, 1700 feet of wall...