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Neanderthal Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Neanderthal Wall

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	Ada Jam T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Are You Experienced? T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Bad Ass Pi Man TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Candyland T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cheater Five TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Chicken Wing Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cro-Mag Crack T,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Fat Fingered And Overhung TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fingers Have It, The TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Hackfleisch TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hanson's Folly T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Jackalopes and Preachers T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Mosh, The T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Oh Face S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Outer Mongolia S,TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pack the Walls T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pebble Pinching Pagoda S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Primal Jam T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rotunda, The TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Squeeze, The T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Story So Far, The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Stratego TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Up the Red TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Wall of Webs TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Way Out, The T,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Per Matt Hearley: as of 2020, there is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.

Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.

Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.

Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.

Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Access Issue: Snowy Owl nesting closure Details

Description

The Neanderthal Wall are South of the Grocery Store Walls and can be easily accessed from the Climber's Trail.

Getting There

Take the Climbers' Trail and head left (or South).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Neanderthal 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 7 ● Bad Ass Pi Man TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 40 ● Pack the Walls Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● The Fingers Have It TR
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 12 ● The Story So Far Trad, TR
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 9 ● The Way Out Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 12 ● The Mosh Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 23 ● Oh Face Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Chicken Wing Crack Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 3 ● Hackfleisch TR
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 17 ● Outer Mongolia Sport, TR
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 19 ● Pebble Pinching Pagoda Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 3 ● Stratego TR