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Elevation: 4,375 ft 1,333 m
GPS: 37.73908, -119.58843
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Shared By: Josh Janes on Sep 26, 2008 · Updates
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Description Suggest change

This is a nice sport climbing area that is home to one pitch lines on featured, slightly overhanging granite.

Getting There Suggest change

From the Sentinel Bridge, head east (towards Curry Village) for a tenth of a mile (150 paces, roughly) to a parking spot on the left side of the road just past a bunch of boulders that have been piled on the shoulder to block it off. Cross the street and head through the woods (finding the path of least resistance. After five minutes, you should bust through the woods and into a massive talus field. Head up this directly to the lower wall. The upper wall can be reached by scrambling up a decent trail climbers' left of the lower wall.

22 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Public Sanitation Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 16
Higher than you
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 34
Total Way-ist
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 17
Waste Not, Whip Not
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 52
Afterburner
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 27
Unknown and Super Fun!
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 24
Unknown but Splitter
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 14
Big Easy
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
Spike
Trad
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
 23
Tucker's Proud Rock Climb
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 21
Temple of Doom
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 12
Final Cut
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 4
Best Bet Arete
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Higher than you Upper Tier
 16
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
Total Way-ist Upper Tier
 34
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Waste Not, Whip Not Upper Tier
 17
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Afterburner Upper Tier
 52
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Unknown and Super Fun! Upper Tier
 27
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Unknown but Splitter Upper Tier
 24
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Big Easy Upper Tier
 14
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Spike Lower Tier
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Tucker's Proud Rock Climb Upper Tier
 23
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 Sport
Temple of Doom Upper Tier
 21
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Final Cut Lower Tier
 12
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Best Bet Arete Lower Tier
 4
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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