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Emporium Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Emporium Wall

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	Habbe Lobby T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Stag Party S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a

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Elevation:	5,495 ft	1,675 m
GPS:	43.88399, -103.49792 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Mark Rafferty on Oct 21, 2017
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Description

A wall that most likely never sees sun. Holds a black hills splitter that is rare to find in these parts.

Getting There

Getting to this wall is pretty straight forward, however its one of those walls you can't see until your basically there due to the thickness of trees in the gully. From the Centennial Trail cross a small creek and enter into to the left (west) into the North Gully of the Chessman. Take this same approach up the gully where you'll encounter the log/ladder deep in the gully. Once past this look to your left and uphill and you'll begin to some of the first large formations in the chessman. Passing a cairn, begin marching up the hill and right towards the obvious large wall/corner. As you get closer you'll see a beautiful waving off-width crack and there it is!
Another way to look at is is that its the opposite side of the Chessman from the Chockstone corridor.