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Pressure Drop Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Pressure Drop Wall

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	Blame it on Cain T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Errol Flynn on Piano T,TR 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Pressure Drop T,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	1,377 ft
GPS:	47.824, -121.564 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Jon Nelson on May 4, 2013
Admins:	Scott Coldiron, Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick

Access Issue: 2018 Seasonal Raptor Closure: Upper pitches of the Diamond Details

2018 Seasonal Raptor Closure at Index through July 15: Climbers should observer a voluntary closure on pitches 4 and above of Centerfold to Hell Bent For Glory for the peregrine falcon nesting season.

Each year, Washington Climbers Coalition partners with WA State Parks and WA DFW to monitor the Index Town Walls for nesting raptors. When hiking or climbing outside this closure buffer, avoid disturbance, keep noise to a minimum, and use your best judgment to gauge and mitigate your impact.

2018 Raptor Closure

Description [Edit]

A short wall with several great thin cracks. One can easily set up topropes, or can lead.

Getting There [Edit]

Hike the Upper Town Wall (UTW) trail. Just before you reach the base of the UTW, take the trail to your right towards the Black Sea and Cheeks. This trail takes you over the top of the cliff, which you will not see, but look for a faint trail that turns right and goes down between two cliffs. At the base, go right to the base of the routes. (If you instead go left at the base, you will go past Black Planet and other routes of the Lower Cheeks.)

You can also approach Pressure Drop wall via talus from climbers left of the route, but this is loose and not well travelled.