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Elevation: 242 ft 74 m
GPS: 45.55268, -122.56865
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Shared By: Josh Elliott on Apr 4, 2021 · Updates
Admins: Roberta Zouain, Kristin Tippey, Micah Klesick, Nate Ball

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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
 28
Chaitanya
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 14
Foot Loose
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 11
Tete Gulley
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
[Link-up] Serious Hang Time
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 6
Butterfly
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
Swiss Miss
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 6
Hang Time
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 18
Jay's Memorial Route, Rise Up
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 6
Hair Shirt
Sport, TR
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 7
Inconceivable!
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
Pressure Drop
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 5
I Stole This For You
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 10
Trix Are For Kids
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
Communication Breakdown
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 9
Air Time
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Chaitanya
 28
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Foot Loose
 14
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Tete Gulley
 11
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
[Link-up] Serious Hang Time
 6
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Butterfly
 6
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Swiss Miss
 6
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Hang Time
 6
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Jay's Memorial Route, Rise Up
 18
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Hair Shirt
 6
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport, TR
Inconceivable!
 7
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Pressure Drop
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
I Stole This For You
 5
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Trix Are For Kids
 10
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Communication Breakdown
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Air Time
 9
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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