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Elevation: 8,133 ft 2,479 m
GPS: 36.26195, -115.66043
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Shared By: Matt McMurray on Sep 12, 2006
Admins: Luke EF, Justin Johnsen
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The Imagination Wall is the massive wall located directly south of the Trail Canyon Trailhead parking lot in Kyle Canyon. The blue-gray and yellow wall reaches over 300 feet in some places and the climbing is mostly vertical or just off vertical. The holds are often small water runnels or edges, unlike the pockets at the Hood.

Getting There Suggest change

Park at the Trail Canyon Trailhead parking lot or along the dirt road leading to the Mary Jane Falls Trailhead lot. The approach is closer to the Trail Canyon parking than it is to the SE corner of the Mary Jane lot. There's a big dirt lot blocked off by a few large boulders with a sign for the old rope tow on it, and the rope tow pylons begin at the SE corner of this dirt lot.

To reach the wall, hike up along the pylons. Many are bent over completely. At the end you'll find a large metal box thing on your left (which was the end of the rope tow?). Keep hiking up the wash, there are a few trails here all of which seemed to go to the same spot more or less. Eventually you'll reach a spot shortly before the end of the cliff. There was a rather large cairn in the middle of the wash marking the spot. From here you'll follow a steep trail with switch backs to the base of the cliff. There was a single bolt (we didn't see any others above it to mark an actual route) on the rock directly in front of us just as we arrived. To the left a bit will be the steep incline as indicated by the guidebook.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Imagination 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
 8
The Beckoning
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 8
Open Road
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 9
Parkway
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 7
Texas U-Turn
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
Killer Diller
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
Why Can’t We Be Friends
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
Reverse Birthday Present
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
Civilised Fool
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
Gription
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
This Thing of Ours
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 8
Native's Return
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 26
The Imaginator
Sport 3 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
The Prodigal
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
Perfect World
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 5
Slab of Flab
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Beckoning Left Wall
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Open Road Central Slab Area
 8
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Parkway Central Slab Area
 9
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Texas U-Turn Central Slab Area
 7
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Killer Diller Right Wall
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Why Can’t We Be Friends Central Slab Area
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Reverse Birthday Present Right Wall
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Civilised Fool Right Wall
 9
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Gription Central Slab Area
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
This Thing of Ours Central Slab Area
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Native's Return Right Wall
 8
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Imaginator Central Slab Area
 26
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport 3 pitches
The Prodigal Right Wall
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Perfect World Central Slab Area
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Slab of Flab Central Slab Area
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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