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Elevation: 162 ft 49 m
GPS: 45.55267, -122.56864
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Shared By: Josh Elliott on Apr 4, 2021 · Updates
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Description Suggest change

This is a long forgotten wall that, while featured in Pajunas & McGown's 1989 book, is all but a footnote in current guidebooks. Tall, solid rock makes it inviting for new new routes to be established and old lines to be resurrected.

Getting There Suggest change

There is no top rope access from above unlike most Rocky Butte Climbs

For a 3 minute approach you can access by heading towards the Grotto, but continuing on to 92nd and Skidmore. The start of the trail is easily marked by the concrete dividers that run along the turnabout. Do not park next to these dividers and instead find a spot next to a house along 90th or 92nd. Once you walk straight south about 150 yards, you'll hit the main trail. If you follow this trail East, it will loop back around to the top of the crag where the Mannahouse Church sits. Along the trail, there will be climbers trails where you can walk up to various walls from the bottom, often through brushy, dirty slopes. Walking the trail all the way will mean you'll likely encounter the homeless people that often camp here.

Alternatively, from the top you can rappel from Breakfast Cracks to the bottom. You can also descend the eroded cave chute that is between Toothpick Wall and Breakfast Cracks, heading left just as you exit the cave, then continuing along the rock face past, past Breakfast Cracks, then descending into the Easternmost wall that features Chaitanya

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wall of Shadows

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 30
Chaitanya
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 7
[Link-up] Serious Hang Time
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 8
Butterfly
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
Swiss Miss
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Hang Time
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 6
Shadowplay
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 18
Jay's Memorial Route, Rise Up
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 7
Inconceivable!
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 6
Hair Shirt
Sport, TR
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 11
Communication Breakdown
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 4
I Stole This For You
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 7
Pressure Drop
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 9
Trix Are For Kids
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
Dragonfly Direct
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 11
Air Time
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Chaitanya Left Side
 30
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
[Link-up] Serious Hang Time Left Side
 7
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Butterfly Right Side
 8
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Swiss Miss Left Side
 6
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Hang Time Left Side
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Shadowplay Right Side
 6
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Jay's Memorial Route, Rise Up Left Side
 18
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Inconceivable! Right Side
 7
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hair Shirt Right Side
 6
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport, TR
Communication Breakdown Left Side
 11
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
I Stole This For You Right Side
 4
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Pressure Drop Left Side
 7
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Trix Are For Kids Left Side
 9
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Dragonfly Direct Right Side
 4
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Air Time Left Side
 11
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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