Thin Wall Topropes

Bartlett:P27,28;Vogel (Hidden Valley):P166

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The Thin Wall has been a favorite top rope area for years. It can be crowded here and there is a limited number of climbs. It is a popular
area for a number of reasons.
    Positives
  1. The climbs are good
  2. Easy to setup top ropes
  3. 12 climbs all in a row on east face
  4. Climbs range from 5.6 to 5.11
  5. Climbs are steep with positive holds.
  6. Beautiful and easy to get to


Thin Wall toprope area

    ClimbsThin Wall 11-16
  1. Sponge Worthy 5.10b* TR (There are 2 excellent vertical cracks on a ledge on top.)
  2. Child's Play 5.10d TR (2 cold shuts on top)
  3. Congratulations 5.11a TR R/X(Share shuts with Child's Play)
  4. No Calculators Allowed 5.10a (Use cold shut on top of Count on Your Fingers.)
  5. Count On Your Fingers 5.9 (2 welded cold shuts)
  6. Peculiar Taste Buds 5.8 PG (Use cold shut on top of Count on Your Fingers.)
  7. Conservative Policies 5.8 (With an extra bit of rope you can sling a huge mushroom of rock. Also: small to medium cams for anchor.)
  8. Butterfingers Make Me Horny 5.8 (Small to large cams plus a sling to toe off a pinch in some rocks)
  9. Chocolate Is Better Than Sex 5.9 (Small to medium cams in a horizontal, plus slings for pinch)
  10. Square Root 5.8 (Same anchor as in Chocolate is Better...)
  11. Almost Vertical 5.7 (Small and large cams and sling around a large rock.)
  12. The Face of Tammy Faye 5.8 PG/R (Tricky to setup. Cracks on either side of this face route. Large cams, extra piece of rope. Equalize anchor using the two cracks. Also: chicken heads on top, back from edge.)
  13. Ain't Nothin' But A JTree Thing, AKA Holy Roller 5.6 (Setup below the top, stopper placement on the flat top and medium cam placement over the edge, anchor will be below the top.)
  14. Thick and Thin  5.6 (This is no protection just on top. You have to step down a shelf, and use the back side of the summit shelf in a horizontal crack. Small to large cams. This is also a crack further behind and right.)
  15. The Thick Man 5.6 (Near the top on the edge is a block. The block is loose, so don't sling it or put cams against it. Use natural anchors back 10-15' from the top. Small to large cams.)
  16. Funny Hole5.7 PG (Just on top on the summit cap is a horizontal crack. Medium cams. More cams around the corner to the right.)