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Routes in Main Wall

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	5.9 Offwidth T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Big Rock Candy Arete T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Big Rock Candy Direct T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Booger Picken S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Dr. Strangelove S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Flakey T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Heat Wave T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Optical Delusion T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Picken & Grinnin' T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Picken' on the Fat Kid T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Ramp Arete S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Raven Rookery T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	S Crack T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Seams Impossible T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Slim Pickens S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Thar Be Dragons (Slab Ramp) S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Thin Skin S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Unknown Slab T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Vultures S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Wide Way or the Highway T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wondercrack T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Access Issue: Neighborhood Parking Details

Please be mindful of the neighbors on Big Rock Lake Road. Do not park along the road, generate excessive noise in the parking lot or at the cliff, or camp out. If the parking is full, use the spot at the intersection of Preston McDaniel and Nine Times Roads. This is a neighborhood, drive slow and be courteous. Violating one of these rules is an easy way to get the cliff shutdown for everyone.

Description

This is the largest cliff face at Big Rock. It faces mostly south and dries quickly. The wall also contains the highest concentration of climbs as well as some of the highest quality. Several routes here can be done as multipitch. Top access is gained by walking climbers left of the Main Wall until the gully ends. Circle back right and you will be on top of Vultures and Optical Delusion.

Getting There

You can use any of the forks from the Main Parking to get here, they are about equidistant.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Main Wall

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 37 ● Ramp Arete Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 48 ● Flakey Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Wide Way or the Highway Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 20 ● 5.9 Offwidth Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 20 ● Wondercrack Trad 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 39 ● S Crack Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Unknown Slab Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 7 ● Slim Pickens Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 7 ● Optical Delusion Trad
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 22 ● Big Rock Candy Direct Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 10 ● Booger Picken Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 13 ● Picken & Grinnin' Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 18 ● Big Rock Candy Arete Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 5 ● Seams Impossible Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 4 ● Thin Skin Sport