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Winter Wall
The Winter Wall is a (the)
warm place to climb during the winter months.- Basalt Therapy 10-?. Some bolts provided for the thin sections.Two 60m ropes required for the rappel.
- Grape Ape 10c **. Big muscles will power you over the technical cruxes through the roof section, but save something for the hairy, airy, headwall. Splendid position, long route, cool moves. ~150 feet. Two 50m ropes required for the descent.
- Highly Caffenated 10- *. Probably should be adequately motivated before you start. Tricky pro down low, rap anchors at the top.
- Post Moderate 9 ***. The best moderate at Diablo. Start at the post (circled) and enjoy (~165 feet). The decent can be done with one 60m rope by using the rap anchors on Highly Caffenated for the second rappel. Faster and more comfortable to drag a second rope and rappel from the top.
- Highway to Hell 9. An obvious line first climbed back in the 60's. Lovely if you like manky pro. Mostly 5.7/8 with a few moves that at least seem harder (did I say manky pro?). Two 60m ropes for the descent off chains.
- Original Face Route 5.8. Trad route to chains.
- Blind Faith 11a *. Good moves and daunting exposure on increasingly difficult and sustained rock. Use long draws for the bolts under the roofs to minimize the rope drag. The climb is 10+ until the last moves, which require some blind faith and which may be bypassed on the right. Two 60m roped required for the rappel.