California · Rock climbing · Whitney Portal

Roadwork Wall

Roadwork Wall in California has 10 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

Roadwork WallPhoto: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.8 – 5.10d
Trad · Sport

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Roadwork Wall is a climbing area in the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with El Gaucho and the Solstice Celebration Wall both about a tenth of a mile away. The area has 10 routes, nine of which are trad and one is sport. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.10d. Some of the named routes include Soft Shoulder (5.8), Made in the Shade (5.9) and Impotent (5.10d). Unknown Slab is the sport route at 5.10a/b. Whitney Portal campground and the Meysan Lakes hike are both about a third of a mile away. Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground is roughly 0.6 miles off.

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