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Shining Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Shining Wall

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	Banana Belt T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Beginner's Luck T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cloudwalker T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cold Hand of Technology T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Dancing in the Lion's Jaw P1 T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Domino Effect T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Extinction S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Firing Line T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fits and Starts T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gym Rats from Hell T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lord of the Rings T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Paleontologist T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Playing with Fire T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Plywood Jungle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rainman S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Red Scare S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Shining, The S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Yeoman's Work T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b

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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.

18 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Shining Wall

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 41 ● Beginner's Luck Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 31 ● Plywood Jungle Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 32 ● Paleontologist Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● Gym Rats from Hell Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 4 ● Banana Belt Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● Cloudwalker Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 12 ● Yeoman's Work Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 18 ● Firing Line Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 15 ● Extinction Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 11 ● Rainman Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 11 ● The Shining Sport