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Main Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Main Wall

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	Absorbine Junior TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Acrobat S,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Blocks Direct, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Blocks, The T,TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Buckwheat S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Caterpillar T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cave Crack T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chicken Fart T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Chicken Heart T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cornered TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Crack of Dust T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Empathy S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Escapade S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Exit Stage Left T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Exit Stage Right / The L Word T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	False Mission Gorge Traverse. 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4
	Fingerrip T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Flake of Rust S,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Gallwas Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	General Dynamics T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Handyman T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hangman's Climb S,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hidden Wall TR 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	High Anxiety S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Intrinsic Value TR 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Itwillbegotten S,TR 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Knob Job TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Knob Job Bypass T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4
	Laundry Chute T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Left Overture TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Lilley's Delight T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Mariah T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Master of Defeet S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Mickey Finn S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Misbegotten C3+
	MissBeGettin T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13
	Mission Gorge Traverse T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Mission Impossible S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Never Intended S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Nutcracker T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Obverse from the Gap S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	One Step Beyond TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Owl, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Perception of Buzzy Fuzzy Pelt, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Plumbline T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Prime Directive T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Quack of Ducks T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Quantum Leap S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Razor's Edge T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Rectum Roof T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Rock On T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Rock On Left S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rock On Right S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Sierra Club Chimney T,TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Suzie's Wild Ride S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sympathy T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Thumb Aid Climb, The C2+
	Thumb, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Topped Off S,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Trapeze T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c PG13
	Unnatural Act TR 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Wallflower TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Wasp, The T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Yellow Jacket S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Description

The Main Area wall includes such great climbs as Mariah, Suzie's Wild Ride, Crack of Dust, Escapade, Empathy, and the Gorge's longest climb the Mission Gorge Traverse.

Getting There

From the kiosk at the second climbers loop enterance, follow the trail up the hillside along several switchbacks to the base of the main wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Main Wall

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

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 81 ● Sierra Club Chimney Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 89 ● Knob Job TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 181 ● Crack of Dust Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 42 ● Mission Gorge Traverse Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 85 ● The Owl Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 294 ● Suzie's Wild Ride Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 73 ● Quack of Ducks Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 68 ● Gallwas Crack Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 127 ● Hangman's Climb Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 81 ● Mariah Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 91 ● Empathy Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 77 ● Escapade Sport, TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 13 ● The Wasp Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 7 ● The Thumb Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 4 ● MissBeGettin Trad