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The Court House Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Court House Wall

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	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 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Electric Chair S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Execution of Faith S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Executioner S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Faith S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Gavel, The S 5.14 8c+ 34 XI- 34 E9 7b
	Hard Time S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Jugs Judy S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Jury Tampering aka "The Jury Box" S 5.11c 6c+ 24 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 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Stiff Sentence S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Temporary Insanity S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 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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Description

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

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 99 ● Badgering the Witness a.k.a. "Th… Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 26 ● Jury Tampering aka "The Jury Box" Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 26 ● Court Chester Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 11 ● Justice Served Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 86 ● The Juvenile Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 7 ● Electric Chair Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 37 ● Legal Eagle Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 33 ● Executioner Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 15 ● Absence of Faith. Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 9 ● Jugs Judy Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 12 ● The Bailiff Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 19 ● Whopgnar Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 9 ● Witness Protection Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a 6 ● Faith Sport
5.14 8c+ 34 XI- 34 E9 7b 4 ● The Gavel Sport