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Ophir Wall Rock Climbing

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Areas in Ophir Wall

East Buttress 11 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

East Jungle Gym 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Main Wall 29 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34

Mirror Wall 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Ophir Wall southwest 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Party Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Slabs, The 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Upper Tier, The 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	9,447 ft
GPS:	37.86179, -107.86834 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Max Schon on Oct 14, 2004
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Description

Ophir Wall is located at about 9,000 feet in the "town" of Ophir outside of Telluride. Many single pitch and several 600 foot climbs are on the Ophir Wall. Despite its reputation, Ophir has a lot of very high quality rock. Ophir is old school; the grades are solid, the routes can be runout, and the climbing is technical. John Long and Lynn Hill put up many high quality routes here, including the coveted Ophir Broke.

Getting There

Heading north on US 550, turn west (left) on Ophir Pass Road, about 10 miles outside of Silverton. Ophir Pass is too rough, but a high clearance vehicle is nice. If you don't want to go over Ophir Pass, then you can take 184 West to Cortez and then CO 145 East to Telluride. Ophir is about 15 miles south of Telluride on CO 145.

75 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ophir Wall

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 61 ● Hot Wee Wee Trad 5 pitches Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 23 ● Feeling Edgy Trad, Sport Main Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 5 ● Dr. Gizmo Trad 2 pitches Main Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 20 ● Y-Crack Trad Main Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 11 ● Cheeseburger in Paradise Trad Main Wall
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 3 ● Powder in the Sky Trad 2 pitches Mirror Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 3 ● Tap Dancing Trad E Buttress
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 9 ● Party Out of Bounds Trad Party Wall
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R 3 ● Girls on Probation Trad Party Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 14 ● White Salamander Sport Main Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 14 ● Goldrush Sport E Buttress
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 9 ● Ophir Broke Trad Mirror Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 3 ● Morning Glory Trad, Sport Main Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 10 ● Savelli Express Trad 8 pitches Main Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 3 ● Fun Park Sport E Buttress