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Falls Walls Rock Climbing

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Routes in Falls Walls

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	After The Flood S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Drop In The Bucket S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	High Flow S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Overboard S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rising Tide S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Run Off T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	When The Levee Breaks S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a

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Elevation:	5,618 ft	1,712 m
GPS:	39.32955, -120.56692 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

A set of three adjacent small walls between the main area/Lower Cliffs and the Johnny Wall. The granite is quality and well-featured and the walls face due south and get good sun. This area can be a good early- or late-season option when everything else is cold or is snowed-in.

The routes are all pretty short, but tend to be consistent at the grade, and it's possible to climb most or all of them in an afternoon. All anchors are equipped with lower-off carabiners - these are not booty, please do not steal them!

The middle wall is the first one encountered on the approach, and is a whitish-colored slab with 2 bolted routes. The right wall has 3 bolted routes, is adjacent/just uphill to the middle wall, and has a decent-sized waterfall flowing down it in the spring, just right of the bolted routes. The left wall is about 150' up and left from the middle wall and has 2 bolted routes and 1 gear route.

Getting There

Park about halfway between the Lower Cliffs and the Johnny Wall - there's a large triangle-shaped boulder on the right side of the road. The middle wall is vaguely visible through the trees. Approach is slightly uphill and takes less than 5 minutes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Falls Walls

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● Overboard Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 5 ● High Flow Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 7 ● After The Flood Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 4 ● Drop In The Bucket Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 5 ● Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 4 ● When The Levee Breaks Sport