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East Wall Inner (Exorcist Area) Rock Climbing

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Routes in East Wall Inner (Exorcist Area)

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	Aero Space T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Antichrist (aka Small Town, Big Girls), The T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bogota T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
	Bones TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Broken Aero TR 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Buenos Aires T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Captain Kirk TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Casual T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Chesire For President T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Doin' Life T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Exorcist T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Hemroidic Terror T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Hueco Wall T,TR 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a X
	Into Thin Air T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c PG13
	It T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Jaws T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	John Crack Hour T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	La Cholla S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Love Goddess S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Military Industrial Complex T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Moonshadow S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Nerd's Rump T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Nurn's Romp T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Que? T,TR 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Rings Around Uranus T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Search for Klingons T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Smurf's Up T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Spock TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	That T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Thin Air T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Three Bolts Closer To Divorce T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Trouble With Tribbles, The T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Wacko Wall T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	What T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
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Description

The East Wall (West Face) is the largest face in the Hall of Horrors and is stacked with a large number of quality cracks as well as face climbs.

Some of better cracks include Jaws (5.6), Nurn's Romp (5.8), What (5.8), Exorcist (5.10a) and Aerospace (5.10b).

Quality face routes here include Casual (5.9), Buenos Aires (5.10a R), The Antichrist (5.11a), Love Goddess (5.12a), Moonshadow (5.12c), and La Cholla (5.12d).

Getting There

Head right from the parking area and hike past the right side of the East Wall and then cut left to head into the large valley (hall) between the two main formations. The East Wall (West Face) will be on your left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at East Wall Inner (Exorcist Area)

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R 50 ● Jaws Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 301 ● Nurn's Romp Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13 7 ● Bogota Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 28 ● It Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 547 ● Exorcist Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 65 ● Aero Space Trad
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 4 ● The Trouble With Tribbles Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 7 ● Love Goddess Sport