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Midwall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Midwall

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	Calamine S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Funny Man S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Elevation:	1,590 ft
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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!!

Description

This area is located about 400 yards past the Grotto, and contains some difficult longer sport climbs in the 5.11 - .12 range.

Most of the routes start on broken columns for about 15 feet or so, and then up the face of the rock. All of the routes are face climbs, and the climbing base area isn't nearly as developed as the routes of The Grotto or The Welcome Wall.

Getting There

Approach time: 15 - 25 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, and head away from the face of The Eastern Front between two large rocky sections in the talus field. You will head around the right-side rock and the rightmost overhanging Mid-Wall Arete will appear high above you. Head towards this Arete, where you will be able to see the bolts of the rightmost climb Funny Man (5.12a) 50 or so feet off the ground. Head up the talus towards this arete around the corner, where the other four climbs will appear above you.