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Discovery Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Discovery Wall

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	Between a Rock and a Hard Place S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Big Pucker, The T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Broken Arrow S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Broken Arrow (Direct) S,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Buffalo Soldier T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bye-Bye Fly-By T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Cleft, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Cosmos S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Dead Bird Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Entrance T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fly By T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Forty Days of Rain T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Gladiator T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Holiday Ordeal TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jorgie's Continuation T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Jorgie's Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Jorgie's On Crack T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Labor of Love T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Lithium S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lost Horizons T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mammary Pump S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Melvin S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Nailbox Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ordeal T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Passover T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pillbox Crack T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Pistol Whipped S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Plague T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Portent T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Power Point S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Racing Stripes T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Roof, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Slot, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Straight Up T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Stupendous Man S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Swallow Crack T,S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Trauma T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Trial S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Verdict (direct), The S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Wet Kiss, The S,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Zippity Do Da S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
and
pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Condors have been establishing nests at the Pinnacles National Monument. Since condors develop to fledgling more slowly than raptors and vultures closures due to condor nesting is extended past the usual Martin Luther King Day to July 3rd. Again, please check the "Current Raptor Advisory" section of the NPS website and/or the Friends of Pinnacles website for current closures.

As of July 2024 there are three active Condor nests at Pinnacles National Park.

The Machete Ridge area is closed from Pigeon Crack on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original.

All climbing routes at Crowley Towers are closed.

All routes on the Yaks and Yaks Wall plus Marauder.

Description

Discovery Wall is one of the major formations in the Eastern District. There a variety of climbs and climbing styles available from WAY trad climbs like "The Embarassment of Rich's" to way sport climbs like "Stupendous Man" (though an optional piece down low is helpful).

Getting There

There are two ways to reach Discovery Wall when approaching from the Eastern District parking lot. 1. Go up the trail and at the first fork go right until you hit the very right end of Discovery Wall at a large roof feature (The Roof). 2. Follow the trail to the left veering right at the "Bat" Gate Closure for the caves trail. When it appears you will start switchbacking you have two options. Most hikers end up walking to the right because they are unfamiliar with the trail that otherwise heads sharp back left to the Reservoir. To hit the middle of the wall go right. To hit the left end of the wall go sharp back left toward the Grotto feature. After 20 feet head back right along the wall squeezing between a rock and the wall being careful to avoid poison oak near the base.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Discovery Wall

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R 171 ● Portent Trad, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 115 ● Swallow Crack Trad, Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 48 ● The Cleft Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 138 ● Ordeal Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 201 ● The Wet Kiss Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 99 ● Jorgie's Crack Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 137 ● Stupendous Man Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 58 ● The Big Pucker Trad, Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 43 ● Broken Arrow Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 26 ● Between a Rock and a Hard Place Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 23 ● Buffalo Soldier Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 24 ● Cosmos Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 108 ● The Verdict (direct) Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Forty Days of Rain Trad
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 5 ● Trial Sport