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Sun Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Sun Wall

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	Access (access pitch to upper routes) S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Boyle's Route S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Chronic S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Does Choss Have Buddha Nature? S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Helios S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Late Sun S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Sun Dog S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sunburst S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Sunchipped S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Sundiver S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Sunstroke S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Truck Driver S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Truck Driver (Pitch 1 only) S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Very Zen S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Elevation:	2,200 ft	671 m
GPS:	36.92177, -113.85878 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This wall is on the sunny side of the VRG, so mix the direct sunshine with the low elevation and you get a warm crag. This wall is perfect for the coldest of winter days as long as the sun is out, or its great on shady but slightly warmer days. This wall is on the right hand side of the Sun Cave and is characterized by routes that start out less than vertical and get steeper until they are overhanging past about the half way mark up the wall. The overhanging sections of the wall tend to be extremely high quality rock with awesome tufas and other interesting deposits whereas the lower section of the wall tends to be more chossy with blocky rock for holds. This side of the canyon is not as popular as the sunny side, but it still has some amazing routes on great rock.

Getting There

Park as for the rest of the VRG routes, but instead of heading under the freeway, walk down to the large boulder on the south side of the river where there are the two obvious tyrolene traverses. Cross the river on the tyrol and hike up to the wall on the right hand side of the obvious sun cave.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sun Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 9 ● Access (access pitch to upper ro… Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 17 ● Sun Dog Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 13 ● Chronic Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 13 ● Sunburst Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Boyle's Route Sport