There are actually two lines of bolts on the right side of Walt's Wall - one goes pretty much directly up the water streak and one is just left of it. These two lines seemed pretty forced (ie squeezed-in), but the one directly up the water streak seemed nicer. At the top, I continued to stay right on what I assume is the "Kopischka Finish."
Climb up a nice flake system and then into the Walt's Wall dihedral before finally stepping left onto the face. Fairly sustained climbing wanders upwards to a bolted anchor. One 60m rap gets you down.
Protection
4 bolts or so, a small cam or two to protect the opening and the finish move.
I did this yesterday - I found it to be an excercise in staying calm.Good gear to get you started, then 3 bolts to cover about 50 feet of steep slippery slab.
Heel and Toe gives this thing 9+, although I've done 11a's in Boulder Canyon that felt easier than this.
Good bolt anchors at the top.A double rope rappel will get you all the way down to the ground - a single will only get you back to the anchors at the ledge.
FA by Jeb Schenck in the early 70's ; original name was; Friday's Folly - done on a Friday in Feb. - very cold and no feeling in fingeres. Jeb said it was the biggest folly he ever committed on a Friday!!
Walt's Wall
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