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The Court House Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Court House Wall

Absence of Faith. S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
Badgering the Witness a.k.a. "The Drilled Sergeant" S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
Bailiff, The S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
Court Chester S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
Electric Chair S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Executioner S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
Faith S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
Gavel, The S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
Hard Time S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
Jugs Judy S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
Jury Tampering aka "The Jury Box" S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Justice Served S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Juvenile, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Legal Eagle S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
Stiff Sentence S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
Temporary Insanity S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Whopgnar S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
Witness Protection S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
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Shared By: Greg Parker on Sep 23, 2011
Admins: Andrew Gram, Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mike Madsen, Mark Rafferty
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Description [Suggest Change]

The Court House Wall is the premiere wall at Shadowlands and is one of the best areas in the whole Canyon. The climbing is both powerful and technical, all on beautiful stone. Two of the canyon's hardest routes, Faith and The Gavel, reside here.

Getting There [Suggest Change]

After accessing the traverse trail, go left for approximately 3 minutes. Take the left fork down the hill prior to the old mine tunnel and the wall will come into view.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Court House Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 31
● Badgering the Witness a.k.a. "The Dri…
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 22
● The Juvenile
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 11
● Legal Eagle
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 9
● Executioner
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 5
● Absence of Faith.
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 3
● The Bailiff
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 6
● Whopgnar
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 3
● Witness Protection
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Badgering the Witness a.k.a…
 31
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● The Juvenile
 22
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Legal Eagle
 11
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Executioner
 9
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Absence of Faith.
 5
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● The Bailiff
 3
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Whopgnar
 6
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Witness Protection
 3
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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Chris Hirsch really! FA
Chris Hirsch really! FA
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Chris hirsch The real fa photos<br>
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Chris Hirsch on the send, it was fun to watch. Can you say wingspan...and powerrrr. witness protection 13c,... his day project
Chris Hirsch on the send, it was fun to watch.…
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Looking up canyon from the left hand most side of The Court House Wall.
Looking up canyon from the left hand most side…
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A slightly different veiw of the left hand most side of The Court House Wall. From this spot, if you head up canyon, you would find The Wall of Fabeled Creatures just to the right of Badgering the Witness.
A slightly different veiw of the left hand most…
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This blonde butress is located on the left hand most side of The Court House Wall and contains extremely difficult climbs like Legal Eagle, Jugs Judy, The Gaval, and The Executioner. All of which go at 5.12+.5.13-. Get on em' and get judged!
This blonde butress is located on the left hand…
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The right hand most side of The Court House Wall. This area is nice and shady first thing in the morning. From right to left; The crack climb is a 5.11c, the blonde area contains a 5.12c/d known as The Baliff, followed by Juvenile, 5.12a (dark black streak) and Faith a very difficult climb that clocks in at 5.12+/5.13-. After that the lumpy, blonde butress has even more difficult climbs that also rate around 5.12+/5.13-.
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