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The Mohican Rock Climbing

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Areas in The Mohican

7 Sins Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Assassin Wall 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10
Asylum, The 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19
Creekside boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Gentlemans Club 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Gully Of Biblical Proportions, The 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14
Head Shop Wall 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Indian Wars Wall 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15
Lady In Red 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Little Red Dog Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4
Purgatory 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8
Red Light District 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11
Taster's Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Trail of Tears Wall 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9
mohawk boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9
Elevation: 5,115 ft
GPS: 44.332, -103.9 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By: Cameron Luth on Sep 28, 2006
Admins: Andrew Gram, Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mike Madsen, Mark Rafferty

Description [Edit]

This area has some of the best climbs in the area, like Yippey-Kay-Yay and never kiss a sleeping wolf

Getting There [Edit]

To get here, park in the same place as you would to go to Big Picture Gully(by the Damn), then go across damn and go right down stream. Follow the trail next to the river until you get to a some stacked rocks and there is some yellow tape on a tree(if its still there, havent checked lately)which will be on your left, then follow the trail until you get to thewall and the indian wars wall is right and all others are left starting with Lady in Red wall, which has Yippy-Kay-Yay.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Mohican

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 55
● Paha Sapa aka "Chockstoned"
Sport
Trail of Tears Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 106
● Yippey-Kay-Yay
Sport
Lady In Red
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 72
● Totally Flaked
Sport
Head Shop Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 67
● Peace Pipe
Sport
Trail of Tears Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 19
● Merchants of Death
Sport
Assassin Wall
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 37
● The Tomahawk
Sport
Trail of Tears Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 23
● Totem pole
Sport
Trail of Tears Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 23
● Never Kiss a Sleeping Wolf
Sport
Lady In Red
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 64
● Last of the Mohicans
Sport
Indian Wars Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 27
● Orphans of War
Sport
Indian Wars Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 26
● Blood Brother
Sport
Indian Wars Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 3
● The Devil is a Lie
Sport
Purgatory
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 3
● Wrath
Sport
7 Sins Wall
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 21
● Battlecry
Sport
Indian Wars Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 4
● teepee creeper
Sport
Indian Wars Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Paha Sapa aka "Chockstoned" Trail of Tears Wall
 55
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Yippey-Kay-Yay Lady In Red
 106
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Totally Flaked Head Shop Wall
 72
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Peace Pipe Trail of Tears Wall
 67
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Merchants of Death Assassin Wall
 19
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● The Tomahawk Trail of Tears Wall
 37
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Totem pole Trail of Tears Wall
 23
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Never Kiss a Sleeping Wolf Lady In Red
 23
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Last of the Mohicans Indian Wars Wall
 64
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Orphans of War Indian Wars Wall
 27
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Blood Brother Indian Wars Wall
 26
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● The Devil is a Lie Purgatory
 3
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Wrath 7 Sins Wall
 3
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Battlecry Indian Wars Wall
 21
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● teepee creeper Indian Wars Wall
 4
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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Carl Gostola on the tomahak
Carl Gostola on the tomahak
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The areas found on the right-hand most side of Mohican commonly accessed by Trail 2.<br> <br> Yippie-Kay-Yay is found in the area known as The Lady In Red Wall.
The areas found on the right-hand most side of…
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Come get crazy at The Asylum!
Come get crazy at The Asylum!
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Joshua Dreher
Bremerton, WA
Joshua Dreher   Bremerton, WA
If by some freak accident someone gets bored of the routes on the Mohican, many boulders lay beneath the Gully of Biblical Proportions waiting for first ascents. The easiest way to get to them is to hike about half way up the trail to the Mohican always looking for a small rock cairn on your left. When you see it follow the faint trail for about 50 yards and you should run into the boulders. Sep 9, 2007
Schwab
South Dakota
Schwab   South Dakota
Bouldering right under the best wall in the Canyon...there is only a few ways such a thing can happen. Fuks found them. Cronin got lost on the way down to his car due to Alzheimer's and started climbing on the rocks mistakenly, or McNabb was finally told that you can't pull on the nylon straps of quickdraws as a way of ascension. Whats up guys...just thought I would say hi....and where are those two really good routes? One was Battlecry and the other one to the left was called Ricochet or something. Perfect lines. Sep 18, 2008

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