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Big Picture Gully Rock Climbing

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Areas in Big Picture Gully

Back Burner Wall a.k.a. "The Wall of Shame" 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Big Picture Wall 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Bradyism Wall 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Breakfast Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Can, The 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Crossroads, The 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Fat Grandma 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Glamrock 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Jenny Crag 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Lunch Box Wall 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Nameless Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Patio, The 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Tsunami Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Wall of Conclusion, The 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Word Up Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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Elevation:	5,862 ft	1,787 m
GPS:	44.33763, -103.91854 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is a great place for the intermediate climber. Tons of good routes from 5.10 to 5.12.

Getting There

To get here, go down the canyon about 20 miles past a log hotel for tourists that is on the right, go past a bridge, then you will come to a pond and a dam, park here just before the dam. Walk across the dam and next to the pond. Follow this trail for about 20 minutes or so and you will come to the first climbs.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Big Picture Gully

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Everything's Big In Texas Sport Fat Grandma
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 63 ● Marsha! Marsha! Marsha! Sport Bradyism Wall
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 60 ● Open Your Mouth and Say AAHHH! Sport Bradyism Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 24 ● Dead Residents Sport Wall of Conclusion
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 37 ● Courtesy Drip Sport Can
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 38 ● Winger Sport Glamrock
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 30 ● Drip Dry Sport Can
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 60 ● Quest for Fire Sport Big Picture Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 30 ● Maximum Overdrive Sport Big Picture Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 15 ● Clockwork Orange Sport Big Picture Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 9 ● First Blood Sport Big Picture Wall
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 6 ● Raw Justice Sport Big Picture Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Totally Recalled Sport Big Picture Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 9 ● Gorillas in the Mist Sport Big Picture Wall
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 4 ● Gnarbaque Sport Patio