Real Hidden Valley Rock Climbing

Obviously a Beck fan!!! Great route names. Can't wait to check these lines out. They look cool. Thanks or the efforts. May 17, 2013

Check them out, Luke. We were out visiting Jay and Max from NH. We did a bit of exploring and found this wall! Fun 5.10! Jun 13, 2013

I enjoy the great crags off the radar in the CCC! Jun 13, 2013

This is a fun area and I don't want to discourage people from visiting it, but the routes seem hard compared to the ratings given to them by the first ascender. We thought several of the routes were harder than they are posted here. Oct 10, 2013

So this crag is nowhere close to 150 yards left of Prestige Wall - at all. We spent ~1 hr exploring the ravines within 300 yards on both ends (east and west) of Prestige Wall looking for this cliff but to no avail! Discouragingly, in retrospect, we think we saw something that looked like this cliff off in the distance possible 1,500 yards upstream (left) of Prestige Wall - but not 150 yards. Am I crazy or did other people go way way past that estimated distance? Dec 30, 2013

Maybe you are crazy? It's to the left (west/upstream). I don't remember exactly how far, but 150 yards sounds good. Just walk left and you can't miss it. Dec 30, 2013

Geoff, you're right, it's more than 150 yards. It's probably 10 minutes west if you basically contour at approximately the same level as the west (left) side of the crag. Maybe it's 500-600 yards? From what I can recall, you can get a glimpse of the top of it pretty shortly after contouring west. Note, the Upper Wall is a bit higher up the hill, probably another 10 minutes and maybe another 400 yards uphill. Jan 1, 2014

Feel free to change my descriptions for the area. I was going off my memory. I recall walking left past a couple small outcrops and then dropping down into a ravine with the cliff clearly visible... Feb 17, 2014

We also had a bit of trouble finding the crag and went up two gullies before we found the right trail. The key for us was to find Nightworm Pinnacle first, and then go up from there. Don't start heading uphill from the road until you are looking at Nightworm, and then there is a trail with cairns that will take you to Real Hidden Valley.

Personally, I wasn't thrilled with the actual climbing we found at the wall. I would agree with Jay that a lot of the routes felt harder than their given grade, particularly compared to other routes of the same grades in Clear Creek. The climbing was also slabbier/lower-angled than a lot of what I'm used to in Clear Creek. The seclusion and the views are fantastic - if that is what you are looking for and don't mind somewhat crumbly, lichen-covered rocked, this place might be worth a visit, but if you are not into that, I would suggest considering other crags in Clear Creek. Beautiful spot, but not somewhere to go simply for the quality of the climbing (or lack-there-of). Oct 24, 2016

Do not walk above the road. You will knock down a rock and kill somebody. Go up a wash, and enter form its west side not the east side! PEOPLE, plug the GPS coords into your phone, and walk to it!

Best God damn slab the canyon! The Vedauwoo in CCC?! Bring a trad rack. Probably some FA potential on Voo-like granite, unless Kor got 'em all back in the day. All routes on the main crag got a billion stars in my book! Apr 21, 2017

If you have the guidebook, it has the right approach. I really don't suggest what is on this page. I am hoping they will update it as it is a much cleaner walk with less chance of rocks on the road and having to go down the terrible gully that goes to WWP. Mar 17, 2018