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Elevation: 5,790 ft 1,765 m
GPS: 33.98604, -106.98869
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Shared By: Anthony Stout on Jan 29, 2006
Admins: Jason Halladay, Mike Hoskins, Anna Brown

Description Suggest change

This wall has several quality routes from 5.9-5.12b on solid rock. This is a nice place to frequent in the winter, since the sun remains here until around 2:00 PM.

Routes Suggest change

From left to right (text taken from comment by Shirtless Mike):

Ativan (5.10c/d)
Anabuse (5.10c)
Bourbon Street (5.9)
Comfortably Numb (5.11c)
Mak Daddy (5.13d)
The Jones (5.12b)
Liquid Diet (5.11d)
Empty Glass (5.12a)
Home Brew (5.10b)
B-52 (5.11c)
Stirred not Shaken (5.12a): Squeezed TR only line, no bolts, despite what Rock Climbing NM shows.
Bottoms Up (5.10d)
Cold Turkey (5.10d/11a)
Delirium Tremens (5.11b)
Happy Hour (5.10+)

Getting There

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On the very eastern end of the Major Wall complex (see map).

18 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Alcohol 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
 43
Bourbon Street
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Koskenkorva Martini
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 33
Blue Agave
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 36
Anabuse
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 26
Home Brew
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 29
Ativan
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 9
Cold Turkey
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 15
Bottoms Up
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 17
Comfortably Numb
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 6
B-52
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
Day Drunk
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 11
Liquid Diet
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
Empty Glass
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 18
The Jones
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Bourbon Street
 43
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Koskenkorva Martini
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Blue Agave
 33
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Anabuse
 36
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Home Brew
 26
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Ativan
 29
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Cold Turkey
 9
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Bottoms Up
 15
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Comfortably Numb
 17
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
B-52
 6
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Day Drunk
 9
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Liquid Diet
 11
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Empty Glass
 7
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Jones
 18
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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