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Real Hidden Valley Rock Climbing

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Areas in Real Hidden Valley

Bite Rock 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Brown Wall, The 12 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Elephant Dome 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Gateway Rock 10 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Great Burrito 17 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Hidden Cliff, The 2 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Hidden Tower 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Land that Time Forgot, The 37 / 6 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 46

Locomotion Rock 10 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Perch, The 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Pitted Rock 8 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Prime Time Crag 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Real Hidden Valley Vicinity 77 / 6 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 90

Sand Castle, The 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Sentinel, The 30 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32

Snake Dome 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Solosby Wall 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Sports Challenge Rock 20 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Sunset Rock 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Taco, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Thin Wall, The 16 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Three Pile Island 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Tumbling Rainbow Formation 12 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 17

Wailing Wall, The 6 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Wart, The 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Wimp Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	4,200 ft	1,280 m
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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

Real Hidden Valley is a circular-shaped area - I'm not sure if box canyon is quite the precise term for it, but hopefully you get the idea. It is home to some J-Tree super-ultra-mega classics such as the delightful Sail Away (easily protected 5.8 crack), the adrenaline-pumping Run For Your Life (5.10b scary runout face/friction), Clean And Jerk (5.10c crack), Leave It To Beaver (5.12a - usually done as a TR), the masochist's dream Fisticuffs (5.10b fists and larger), and of course the ever-popular Illusion Dweller (5.10b perfect crack).

Sports Challenge Rock and The Thin Wall are excellent (read: popular) top-rope areas, each with a high concentration of fun routes.

Locomotion Rock has a few short, easier routes for the aspiring leader.

Several excellent bouldering problems lie just beyond the parking area (both west and south).

Areas and climbs found outside the canyon itself have now been relocated to Real Hidden Valley Vicinity.

Getting There

A short walk south along the now paved road from Hidden Valley Campground puts you in the Real Hidden Valley parking area.

343 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Real Hidden Valley

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 479 ● Fote Hog Trad 2 pitches Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 1,472 ● Sail Away Trad Hidden Tower
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 427 ● Loose Lady Trad Real Hidden Val… > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,142 ● Illusion Dweller Trad Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R 250 ● Run For Your Life Trad Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 462 ● Clean and Jerk Trad Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 84 ● Bebop Tango Sport Solosby Wall
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 73 ● Runaway Sport Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 43 ● Hidden Arch Trad Real Hidden Val… > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 136 ● Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver) Trad Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 22 ● Tic Tic Boom Sport Tumbling Rainbow Form…
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 63 ● Satanic Mechanic Sport Real Hidden Val… > Turtle Rock > Turtle Rock - S Face
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 16 ● The Chameleon Trad Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 45 ● Bikini Whale Sport Hidden Cliff
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 6 ● Prime Real Estate Sport Land that Time… > Upper Cow Rock