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Spook Canyon Climbing

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Areas in Spook Canyon

ERA Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Spook Main Wall 4 / 17 / 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Spook Outlying Boulders 0 / 0 / 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Wallflower Wall 1 / 9 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Elevation:	5,470 ft
GPS:	34.00024, -106.9823 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	LeeAB Brinckerhoff on Mar 15, 2009
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Description

Nice east facing wall with a handful of sport routes a couple of trad lines and a good amount of bouldering. Morning sun and afternoon shade so plan morning of afternoon climbing according to temperature. Most of the sport routes are 5.12 and up with one 5.11a and at least one line that is still a project. The rock here has lots of the really small pockets (that you can't get fingers into) that make some of the holds quite sharp and some nice bigger pockets. For some reason with the fracturing the majority of the holds face left.

Getting There

Before you get to the Box turn off of hwy 60, turn left at the end of the first guard rail on that side where you can see a bunch of roads and a cross. Stay to the left away from the cross and follow this road for about .5 miles to the second right turn, the first is more of a two track. At the right there is a big open area, stay to the left and pick up the road. Follow this road about .6 miles to a rectangular parking area that has been nicely outlined with rocks. Big enough for maybe 6 cars plus. You will see an old steep road with lots of loose rocks leading up to the wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Spook Canyon

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V3 6A 7 ● Heavy Metal Boulder Spook Outlying Boulders
V8 7B 6 ● Rubberband Fingers Stand/Meine G… Boulder Spook Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Mandatory Orientation Trad, TR Spook Main Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 10 ● Miner Slab Sport, TR Wallflower Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 21 ● Class Act Sport, TR Spook Main Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 13 ● Transylvanian Phlebotomist Sport Spook Main Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 16 ● Plausible Denial Sport Spook Main Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 9 ● Alt-Frack Sport Wallflower Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Wallflower Sport, TR Wallflower Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 29 ● Last Call for Alcohol Sport Spook Main Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 13 ● Corporate Ladder Sport Spook Main Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 6 ● Friend of the Devil Sport Spook Main Wall
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 12 ● Ride the Lightning Sport Spook Main Wall