Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Paiute Pillar

Entry-level route among the nine climbs catalogued at The Rainbow Wall.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

The Rainbow Wall has 9 routes catalogued in the trad climbing system, spanning 5.9 to 5.13b. This climb sits at the entry point of that range.

Photo of the crag

The Rainbow Wall — the crag this route is on
The Rainbow Wall, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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