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Hinterland Wall

Hinterland Wall in California offers 6 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades and alpine no fixed protection.

Hinterland WallPhoto: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Alpine

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Hinterland Wall is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is alpine, with six routes spread across a range of grades from 5.7 to 5.11b. The most straightforward is Community Property at 5.7, and the hardest is Hinterland Crack at 5.11b. Fraulein and He Said, She Said both sit around 5.10a and 5.10b. The routes are all alpine in style, and several of them were first ascended by Bob Gaines, Frank Bentwood and Kelly Vaught in August 2003. The Toe of Hinterland Butress and The Hinterland climbing areas both lie about 0.1 mile away. Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are each about half a mile off.

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