Shining Wall Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 384 ft |
GPS: |
45.39028, -122.45695 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Micah Klesick on Jan 17, 2017 |
Admins: | Roberta Zouain, Kristin Tippey, Micah Klesick, Nate Ball |
Access Issue: Seasonal Peregrine Closure
Details
The park closes on February 1st and remains closed until July 15th to protect nesting peregrine falcons. Their annual nesting spot is on the Shining Wall, though they can be heard year-round. Please respect the closure and DO NOT CLIMB AT MADRONE WALL BETWEEN FEB 1st AND JULY 15th. Updates to the status of the park will posted on Clackamas County Park's website - clackamas.us/parks/madronew… - and on the Madrone Wall Preservation Committee facebook page - facebook.com/madronewall/.
Description
Visible from the parking lot. Routes in the middle of the wall have had their anchors moved down below the ledge that the falcons use. Please do not access that ledge above the anchors. Gets lots of sun! Not ideal in the summer, but makes a great late-morning hangout on a clear winter day.
Getting There
The delineation between Main Wall, to the left, is a short corner just past Arm Forces and a madrone tree and then a boulder on the right. The wall gets really undercut. The bolt line of Red Scare is the first route you come to. From Hardscrabble, you take the trail away from the wall at Red Sun Rising, follow a couple switchbacks at a big Douglas fir, then gradually return to the Shining Wall's far right side, with the first routes being the deep corner of Beginner's Luck and the bolted overhang crux of Plywood Jungle.
Classic Climbing Routes at Shining Wall
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
Sun & Shade
Routes Mostly Face: Southwest
Sunny Roughly 10am to 8pm
during high season
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