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Elevation: 7,053 ft 2,150 m
GPS: 39.71552, -107.69174
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The Bauhaus Wall is about as obscure as it gets at Rifle with it's 3-minute approach and protective screen of trees. Thusly, anything rad you send here will probably go un-noticed, so consider wisely before commiting yourself to one of the wall's many ultra-long, mega-hard projects. The wall can basically be broken into two sectors: the warm-up sector out left, which includes three quality 5.11's, two nice 5.12's and a bouldering cave; and the Bauhaus proper, which begins with the hanging prow of Gomorrah (13d) and cruises right past Rifle's hardest route, Tomfoolery (14b), and a handful of other 13/13+ desperates.

The warm-up sector is capped by a huge roof so is dry under any conditions, while the rest of the wall can get a bit wet in a rainstorm, especially on the brown headwall out right. The routes don't see as much travel as their counterparts at other walls, so expect some loose rock, especially down low. Most of the harder routes are 30 meter rope-stretchers, tending to offer hard cave climbing down low followed by sustained headwall climbing up high.

The rock is varied and colorful, with an abundance of interesting features and holds, ranging from sinker pockets to rounded tufas and incut fins. If you're seeking a project a bit out of the way or somewhere else to warm-up, then this is the place! Must-do's include: Choss Temple Pilots (11b), Love and Rockets (12b), Der Stihl (13b), Gropius (13d) and Tomfoolery (14b).

Getting There Suggest change

The Bauhaus Wall is about mid-way between the Wasteland and the Ruckman Cave, if this makes any sense. It is the first huge crag on your left past the Skull Cave, and is just up-canyon from an impressive water-spout/ice-cave feature with a huge dead log leaning against it. There is a pull-out on the right with a Porta-potty just past a talus slide, or you can park on the left at a picnic area (best not to park here on weekends as people actually use it). Cross the bridge, walk upstream about a minute then duck left on a climber's trail through the thick foliage (nettles). The first route you see is Roadside Prophet (13d), which climbs out the pocketed wave/cave overhead.

23 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bauhaus Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 109
Choss Temple Pilots
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 74
Motley Cruise
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 42
School of Rök
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 44
Hurl Jam
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 40
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 74
Baby Brothers
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 32
The Brothers Carrutherzov
Sport
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 8
Twisted Sister
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 42
Squeal to Stihl
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 9
Der Stihl
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 4
Hot For Teacher
Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
 7
Gropius
Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
 24
Huge
Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 17
Roadside Prophet
Sport
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
 5
Girl Talk
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Choss Temple Pilots
 109
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Motley Cruise
 74
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
School of Rök
 42
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hurl Jam
 44
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
 40
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Baby Brothers
 74
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Brothers Carrutherzov
 32
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Twisted Sister
 8
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
Squeal to Stihl
 42
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Der Stihl
 9
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
Hot For Teacher
 4
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
Gropius
 7
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport
Huge
 24
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport
Roadside Prophet
 17
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport
Girl Talk
 5
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b Sport
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