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The Eastern Front Rock Climbing
Routes in The Eastern Front
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CCCP! T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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D.C. Angel Cat S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Enemy at the Gates T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Hard Times at the Winkin' Lantern T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Iron Curtain S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Napoleon's Greatest Mistake T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Plan Blue T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Proletariat T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Road to Ruin T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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| Elevation: | 1,578 ft | 481 m |
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37.9262, -120.4632 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Access Issue: Agreement in place at Gold Wall. Respect signs and private property owners near the crags.
Details
Update: April, 16 2021.
Gold Wall (which is privately owned) is open to climbing.
However climbers must follow the owners rules!
Rules for climbing at Gold Wall:
-No yelling/loud noises
-No fires of any kind
-No camping
-No trash/bathroom
-No publishing routes in books or online (ie Don't post on Mountain Project or other online sites)
-No disclosing exact location in books/online
The land owners continue to have full rights over the Gold Wall and the right to close access at any time if activities occur that make them uncomfortable. We are very thankful to the land owners who recognize the importance of Gold Wall to the climbing community and generously have allowed rock climbing to occur on their property.
Access Fund is working with Tuolumne County, Tuolumne County Land Trust, private landowners and the US Bureau of Reclamation to come up with a solution to the Shell Rd parking issue. Please be mindful of where you park when going to Table Mountain, do not block private driveways or vehicle access on Shell Rd and remember this area is a high fire danger zone so use abundance of caution!
It is up to us as a climbing community to ensure the owner’s rules are upheld so please if you see something say something!!
Gold Wall (which is privately owned) is open to climbing.
However climbers must follow the owners rules!
Rules for climbing at Gold Wall:
-No yelling/loud noises
-No fires of any kind
-No camping
-No trash/bathroom
-No publishing routes in books or online (ie Don't post on Mountain Project or other online sites)
-No disclosing exact location in books/online
The land owners continue to have full rights over the Gold Wall and the right to close access at any time if activities occur that make them uncomfortable. We are very thankful to the land owners who recognize the importance of Gold Wall to the climbing community and generously have allowed rock climbing to occur on their property.
Access Fund is working with Tuolumne County, Tuolumne County Land Trust, private landowners and the US Bureau of Reclamation to come up with a solution to the Shell Rd parking issue. Please be mindful of where you park when going to Table Mountain, do not block private driveways or vehicle access on Shell Rd and remember this area is a high fire danger zone so use abundance of caution!
It is up to us as a climbing community to ensure the owner’s rules are upheld so please if you see something say something!!
Description
The Eastern Front is a new section of Table mountain, located 100 yard left of the grotto area. Routes appear to be in the 5.9 - 5.10 range, and all routes will see afternoon sun.
Getting There
Approach time: 15 - 20 minutes.
NOTE - THERE IS NO CAMPING ALLOWED ON SHELL ROAD ANYWHERE.
From the point where Shell Road turns to dirt, the trailhead to The Welcome Wall, The Pit, Cave Wall, Ort Wall and Mid Wall is 1.2 miles further down road. There is a very steep turnaround on the left side of the road, but better parking can be had another few hundred yards past the trailhead. _BR_You'll know you're on the right trail when you see a telephone pole with the numbers 40 with an arrow to the left and 41 with an arrow to the right spray-painted on it just to the right of the trail (its about 25 yards from the road, and you won't be able to tell until you get closer). _BR_Once you're on the correct trail, it gets pretty simple. Follow the trail (watch out for poison oak) until it reaches a large talus field. Continue diagnally up and left as you're looking uphill on the talus, and soon you'll be beneath the Welcome Wall.
From the Welcome Wall, simply continue left and down another 2 minutes on the trail. You'll go down a steep trail between some rocks, and you fill find the Ort Wall on your left, The Grotto to the right, and The Cave Routes ahead and left.
Continue past the Grotto uphill and you will see another section of columns on the right, with bolts 70 feet or so off the ground above the columns.
An alternative approach heads around the Grotto to the left from the Welcome Wall, and heads around the large mound that makes up The Ort Wall. You will only be able to see the higher sections of The Grotto, and continue right until you see bolts high in the sky above the columns of the Eastern Front.Continue past until the mound ends, and then head towards the bolts.
NOTE - THERE IS NO CAMPING ALLOWED ON SHELL ROAD ANYWHERE.
From the point where Shell Road turns to dirt, the trailhead to The Welcome Wall, The Pit, Cave Wall, Ort Wall and Mid Wall is 1.2 miles further down road. There is a very steep turnaround on the left side of the road, but better parking can be had another few hundred yards past the trailhead. _BR_You'll know you're on the right trail when you see a telephone pole with the numbers 40 with an arrow to the left and 41 with an arrow to the right spray-painted on it just to the right of the trail (its about 25 yards from the road, and you won't be able to tell until you get closer). _BR_Once you're on the correct trail, it gets pretty simple. Follow the trail (watch out for poison oak) until it reaches a large talus field. Continue diagnally up and left as you're looking uphill on the talus, and soon you'll be beneath the Welcome Wall.
From the Welcome Wall, simply continue left and down another 2 minutes on the trail. You'll go down a steep trail between some rocks, and you fill find the Ort Wall on your left, The Grotto to the right, and The Cave Routes ahead and left.
Continue past the Grotto uphill and you will see another section of columns on the right, with bolts 70 feet or so off the ground above the columns.
An alternative approach heads around the Grotto to the left from the Welcome Wall, and heads around the large mound that makes up The Ort Wall. You will only be able to see the higher sections of The Grotto, and continue right until you see bolts high in the sky above the columns of the Eastern Front.Continue past until the mound ends, and then head towards the bolts.
Classic Climbing Routes at The Eastern Front
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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