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The Falls Walls Rock Climbing

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Areas in The Falls Walls

Family Values 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Main Wall 1 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Shark's Fin Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Streaked Wall 0 / 39 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 39

Umbrella Wall 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	10,378 ft	3,163 m
GPS:	37.9199, -107.7758 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Dane Casterson on Jun 25, 2007
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Description

These are a great couple of walls set above Telluride to the right of Bridal Veil Falls. All the rock is Telluride Conglomerate and is full of pockets. The rock quality was good for the most part with a bit of loose stuff in some areas. This area is only in the sun until about noon.

Getting There

To get there, drive east out of Telluride and start your odometer when the road turns to dirt. Drive 1.5 miles and park near a large boulder with a cable on the top of it. Make sure not to park right in front of the boulder, because it's private property. Hike to the right side of the boulder, cross the creek, and continue up to the walls ahead. It takes about thirty minutes. When I forded the creek, it came to about mid-thigh and was not too bad.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Falls Walls

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 12 ● Family Values Sport 4 pitches Family Values
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 31 ● Darwin's Rib Sport Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 18 ● How's My Driving Sport Main Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 19 ● California Route Sport Streaked Wall
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 10 ● Compassionate Conservative Sport Main Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 13 ● The Nomad Sport Streaked Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 34 ● Gray Matter Sport Streaked Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● Eldorado Sport Streaked Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● High Lonesome Sport 5 pitches Umbrella Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 5 ● Heart of Gold Sport 2 pitches Main Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 39 ● Fool's Gold Sport Streaked Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 21 ● Watermusic Sport Streaked Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 6 ● Madness Project Sport Streaked Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 15 ● Hydropower Sport Streaked Wall
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 5 ● Beyond the Vail Sport Streaked Wall