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The Obsidian Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Obsidian Wall

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	Black Rose, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Block Walls T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Heart of Darkness T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Negra Prima T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
	Rump Raisin' T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Traveling Violin Maker T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Elevation:	7,000 ft	2,134 m
GPS:	35.13866, -112.02577 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The Obsidian Wall, located near the Silver Pond, is the northernmost part of the canyon. The rock on this wall is darker than the rest of the canyon, and nearly black. One of the canyon's classic moderate routes, The Black Rose (5.8+) is located here. In general, you will have to rappel in to the bottom of routes here, as the pond normally contains water during the climbing season. A little care (and a partner spotting for you) will keep your rope out of the soup!

Getting There

Hike down the regular trail past the vault toilet house, keep going straight and follow the trail as it leads around the northern end of the canyon (through rocks). The dry waterway creates a waterfall that drops right into the Silver Pond.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Obsidian Wall

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 6 ● Block Walls Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 104 ● The Black Rose Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R 14 ● Heart of Darkness Trad