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Free Form Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Free Form Wall

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	Bad Brains S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Barney S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Berlin Wall S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	Bourgeois Belay Dogs S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Castrator T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cougar V3 6A
	Cyborg S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Don't Think Twice S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Freeform S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	GOBs S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Guilty By Association S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Habitually Human S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Helium Boys S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Helter Skelter S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Karma Mechanic S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Laughing Lab S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Lucky Lettuce S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Matilda S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Maximum Security S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Minimum Security S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	New World S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	No Vacancy (submitted as No Math Required) S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Onomatopoeia S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Partners in Crime S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Pedestrian Gene Pool S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Red Rocket S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sharp, The Bad, and The Thugly, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Solitary Confinement S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Supermax S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Swinging Chimps S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Take S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	UFO S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Unknown S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Village Idiot S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
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Description

This wall is across the canyon from the Contest Wall. It will be in the shade until noon, or a little after. It has fewer sport routes than many other Shelf wells, but there are actually some trad routes in addition to the sport. From a glance, most routes are between 9 and hard 11, though there are many less frequented easy corners for the trad climbers.

Getting There

Take the left turn into Sand Gulch just a few minutes after the road turns into gravel. Take the road continuing to turn right, through some campsites until you get to the day parking lot. Walk a little west and you will spot the trail (same as for Contest Wall and Sand Gulch). Walk 15, not more than twenty minutes. Branch off to the right at the sign.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Free Form Wall

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

V3 6A 10 ● Cougar Boulder
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 244 ● Barney Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 201 ● Bourgeois Belay Dogs Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 218 ● Karma Mechanic Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 157 ● Castrator Trad, Sport
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 45 ● Unknown Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 247 ● Pedestrian Gene Pool Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 111 ● Village Idiot Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 193 ● Partners in Crime Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 82 ● Minimum Security Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 66 ● Supermax Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 273 ● Freeform Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 91 ● Helter Skelter Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 24 ● Solitary Confinement Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 5 ● The Sharp, The Bad, and The Thugly Sport