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Elevation: 8,392 ft 2,558 m
GPS: 35.82171, -106.53759
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Shared By: George Perkins on Jul 16, 2009 · Updates
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The Gallery Wall is a broad south-facing sunny wall, located right of (J) The Sponge and (I) Dream Tower. It showcases a couple of sport climbs, which are rarely climbed (despite being near the popular Sponge) due to difficult grades and that the "real climbing" starts 50' up. The two documented climbs are at the left end of the formation, and potential for more climbs might exist to the right on this wall, although there are many ledges and bushes.

Across the View (5.11d) is the left route.
Presumed To Be Modern (5.12a/b) is the right route.

An optional belay for these two climbs can be made on a bushy but big enough ledge 50' up the cliff, which is accessed by a 5.2 solo scramble or a 5.9 direct start bolted in 2020.  A 60m rope just barely reaches from the very base of the cliff to the top, and back to the bottom, so belayers don't need to climb up to the ledge, but do consider staging up there if you are going to climb both routes.

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Gallery Wall is 200' right of the Sponge.  For these climbs and Dream Tower, you will need to cross the stream just before the bridge at the Sponge.  Depending how high the creek is, you might get wet doing so.

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