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RyanJames1984
Mar 14, 2010, 5:44 PM
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Warning: Expect a bloody, 5 hour round trip bushwhack if you approach this wall from the south! Supreme kudos to anyone who makes this trek! Much easier is the way from the north. A series of grown-over utility roads get you near the ridge. Then, a quick up-and-over gets you to the northwest end of the wall. Expect some bushwhacking when descending to the wall. Access from the north side of the mountain takes an hour and forty minutes of hiking, but starts and goes over many privately owned parcels. Make sure you have permission directly from the property owners for access on this side. As for the wall itself... several good trad lines go up a large granite face. See Phoenix Rock II for more info. There is much potential for new mixed routes and possibly even sport routes (for that daring drill-wielding bandit); Several faces had quite uniquely featured lines running from the bottom of the wall to the top that lay unprotectable by trad gear.
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sonso45
Mar 16, 2010, 12:40 AM
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Is it worth a return given the harsh approach?
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RyanJames1984
May 9, 2010, 4:02 PM
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Sorry to not get back to you sooner with an answer to your questions. I don't frequently check the email that I have set up to RC. But... We actually blazed a really nice trail that goes from the top ridgeline down several hundred vertical feet to the top of the wall. From where you park, the hike in now takes about an hour and thirty minutes if you don't stop. And if you know where you are going, then there is no bushwack at all. I think this is a crag that is definitly worth a visit or two a season especially now that it involves no bushwack.
(This post was edited by RyanJames1984 on May 9, 2010, 4:04 PM)
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