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Elevation: 924 ft 282 m
GPS: 47.8191, -121.5719
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Shared By: sqwirll on Mar 24, 2009 · Updates
Admins: Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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This is the cliff directly above the Winkie Dinkie Cliff. It has some high quality routes with very little traffic. It is fairly shaded.

Getting There Suggest change

There are at least five ways to access Mid Wall.

1) Take the Seamstress route after hiking up to K-Cliff (see images linked to route).

2) Hike up all the way from K-Cliff using fixed lines as described below:

Traverse right along the base of K-Cliff and follow the trail up the gully past the Lip. Traverse along the faint trail above the Black Wall to the base of Winkie Dinkie. Pass Gorilla my Dreams and walk towards the top of Breakfast of Champions, keeping an eye out for a gully on the left. Go up the gully on a fixed line, then a 50' via ferrata that eventually passes through the tunnel. Now you are on top of Julie's Roof. Follow a second fixed line and a goat trail to a blocky narrow passage. (If you take this third fixed line down you'll access all of the top of the Lower Wall.) If you go up the fixed line, you'll be at the Middle Wall.

Update: June 2014: There appears to be no fixed lines on this route now.
Update Aug 2020: There are 2-3 fixed lines and a short via ferrata

3) Via Winkie Dinkie cliff. Climb something at the Great Northern Slab, Princely Ambitions, or hike in from the trail between K-Cliff and the Lip, and then climb Gorilla My Dreams (or the above fixed lines) to get up there.

4) Do a route that either tops out on the Narrow-Arrow end of the Lower Wall, or the wall left of Orc Tower.

5) Hike the trail that goes to the Upper Town Wall (from the Country), taking the first turnout left. Where the Blues Cliff trail forks off left, stay right and continue across the top of the Lower Wall. This is a fun hike, but be careful about the dilapidated stairs. Also use caution on the exposed wooden bridge.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mid Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 30
Douglas the Furry Grizzly Wolf K…
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 93
Robin's Ramp
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 241
Plum Pudding
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
Waiting for the Sun
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 56
Hips and Valleys
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
All my Friends are Aliens
Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 4
Blue Ribbon variation
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 228
PBR
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 61
Flippo
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 184
Folsom Blues
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 34
Stems & Valleys
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 54
MW crack
Trad, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 61
Keith's Crack
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 13
Seams Alright
Trad
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 4
Stig's Rig
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Douglas the Furry Grizzly W…
 30
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
Robin's Ramp
 93
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Plum Pudding
 241
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Waiting for the Sun
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Hips and Valleys
 56
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
All my Friends are Aliens
 4
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Blue Ribbon variation
 4
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad
PBR
 228
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Flippo
 61
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Folsom Blues
 184
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Stems & Valleys
 34
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
MW crack
 54
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
Keith's Crack
 61
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Seams Alright
 13
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Stig's Rig
 4
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
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