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Real Hidden Valley Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Real Hidden Valley

Alps Rock 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Arid Piles 19 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Bite Rock 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Brown Wall, The 9 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Doggie Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elephant Dome 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Gateway Rock 9 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Great Burrito 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Hidden Cliff, The 2 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Hidden Tower 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Locomotion Rock 10 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Lower Cow Rock 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mount Grossvogel 12 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Otter Cliffs, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Pitted Rock 8 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Prime Time Crag 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Real Hidden Valley Vicinity 58 / 6 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 70

Saavy Dome 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Sand Castle, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Sentinel, The 22 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Short Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Slanta Claus Rock 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Snake Dome 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Solosby Wall 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Sports Challenge Rock 20 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Sunset Rock 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Taco, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Thin Wall, The 15 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Three Pile Island 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Tumbling Rainbow Formation 12 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 17

Upper Cow Rock 7 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Wailing Wall, The 6 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Wart, The 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Wimp Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Worthwhile Pile 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Elevation:	4,200 ft
GPS:	34.0145, -116.1713 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Mike Morley on Jun 19, 2002
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Description

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.

320 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Real Hidden Valley

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 428 ● Fote Hog Trad 2 pitches Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 1,333 ● Sail Away Trad Hidden Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 89 ● Dummy's Delight Trad Real Hidden Val… > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 137 ● Tumbling Rainbow Trad Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 221 ● Western Saga Trad Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 223 ● Sphincter Quits Trad Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 390 ● Loose Lady Trad Real Hidden Val… > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 294 ● Ball Bearing Trad 2 pitches Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,009 ● Illusion Dweller Trad Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R 233 ● Run For Your Life Trad Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 241 ● Fisticuffs Trad Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 411 ● Clean and Jerk Trad Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R 143 ● Child's Play Trad Thin Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 130 ● Congratulations Trad Thin Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 121 ● Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver) Trad Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…