Mountain Light Wall
Mountain Light Wall in California has 7 traditional climbing routes.
- 7 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10d
- Trad
Is Mountain Light Wall open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Mountain Light Wall is a trad climbing area in the John Muir Wilderness, within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits inside designated wilderness. Seven routes make up the wall, all trad, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.10d. Snowblind is the easiest at 5.8, and Twisted Transistor is the hardest at 5.10d. Golden Pillar has both an aid and a free ascent. The climbers who first put up most of these routes are Greg Barnes, Karin Wuhrmann and Jonathan DuSaint. Heaven, another climbing area, is just 0.4 miles away, and Longley Reservoir Trail is 0.8 miles off. Mt. Humphreys and Buttermilk Road are both within about 2 miles.
Routes (7)
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