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Elixir Wall

California > Eastern Sierra > Mammoth Lakes Area > Rock Creek

Description

This Southeast facing wall is located ~150m left of 4:20 Wall. Look for the triangular roof on the left side of the wall and the orange “heart shaped” headwall in the center of the wall. This wall sits at 9000’ and gets sun until mid-afternoon. This area is a great hang with stellar views of Broken Tooth. Prime season is early spring to late fall.

As of August 2016, all bolts and hangers are stainless steel.

Getting There

Approach as for 4:20 Wall. Park 0.8 mile up from Gong Show parking at a pull out. From the parking, walk to the creek and go downstream along an obvious trail beside creek. Follow trail for ~150 meters/ 90 seconds to a tree that spans the creek. If you cannot avoid the temptation to cross the creek early, you will bushwhack. After crossing at the tree, the trail turns right thru the trees. Once you break out of the trees, you are right below Elixir Wall. Stay right and follow cairns and trail up hillside to the right of large talus field. Landmarks include The Cauldron Roof and the orange face of Elixir Wall. Allow 10-15 minutes.

During periods of high spring run off, the river crossing may be submerged. If this is the case, continue up Rock Creek Road to the Pallisade Group Campground. Park in the public parking. Walk down the road past the campground. Stay right at the fork. At cabin #23, just past the stone wall, pick up a trail that parallels the creek. This trail leads directly to the trail described above. This way skips the river crossing but adds ~5-10 minutes/ ¼ mile to the approach.

Routes from Left to Right

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 11
Eye of Newt
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 12
Toe of Frog
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 5
Wool of Bat
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 4
Tongue of Dog
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 8
Witch's Brew
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 14
Strange Brew
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 5
Mother's Milk
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 13
Mama's Magic Milk
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 8
Apothecary
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 14
Alchemy
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Eye of Newt
 11
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Toe of Frog
 12
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Wool of Bat
 5
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Tongue of Dog
 4
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Witch's Brew
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Strange Brew
 14
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Mother's Milk
 5
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Mama's Magic Milk
 13
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Apothecary
 8
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Alchemy
 14
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad

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phylp phylp
Upland
[Hide Comment] Wow! I am so impressed with the extensive work that was done to stabilize the base and make for easy belay platforms on the sloping face. We only got to three routes on our first visit but will return. Thanks! Sep 10, 2016
Todd Graham
Tennessee
[Hide Comment] Good job guys. Fun routes. Oct 10, 2016
old5ten
Sunny Slopes + Berkeley, CA
[Hide Comment] excellent approach trail/base, fun routes, and pretty much the nicest hardware/anchors i've seen on the eastside (or anywhere else) - thanks! Jul 9, 2018
David S
California
[Hide Comment] Elevation closer to 9400? Looked like there were at least a half-dozen sport routes with nice, safe, long bolt lines and sweet belay ledges? About 8 sets of double mussy-hook anchors? Am I in the right spot? I definitely saw the cool little roof and the orange heart... Wow. Jul 29, 2019
JimmyB
Bishop, CA
[Hide Comment] David-It sounds to me like you were not at Elixir Wall. Perhaps you were at Pyramid Wall or 420 Wall. They both have numerous sport routes with fixed anchors. Enjoy! Jul 30, 2019