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Wonder Wall

(13 routes)

Home of some of the Charleston Classics. Seaward facing (west) with tons of atmosphere.

There are anchor bolts at the top of the cliff.

Type: 
Wall
Aspect: 
West
Walk time: 
15min
Access: 

Use access gully as for Slammer Wall, look around the corner to the left.

Reference Title Grade Length Quality Bolts Gone Natural pro Edit link
HD Humpty Dumpty 19 30m
2.01
 wire representing trad
From the ledge climb the overhang at the L end then R to a scoop and R again and up.
Rick Harding '87
RD Rolling Dice 13 ,17 34m
2.01
 wire representing trad
Climb the crack up to the sloping ledge,
#EwbankAlpine (Technical)Alpine (Commitment)Alpine (Mt Cook)AidWater IceMixedBoulder (Hueco)LengthBoltsTrad
11314mYes
 Climb the crack up to the sloping ledge,
21720mYes
 from the top of the ledge traverse L to the arete.
Paul Woperis
TA Think about It 18 30m
0
 wire representing trad
A corner start to the ledge with a hard move.
Andrew Taylor
RY Rattle your Dags 18 30m
0
 wire representing trad
Start in the L corner up to the shelf, move across R and up line of flakes, move a little L on flakes to pockets 3m L of the bolts. Climb up to birds nests and R to top.
Rick Harding
DT Dead Trousers 19 30m
2.01
 1bolts wire representing trad
Climb straight up to the shelf, straight up to the bolt and straight up past it. The crux is well above the bolt – you would probably hit the shelf if you fell off.
Richard Thomson, Phil de Joux, 1986
WH Wild Horses in the Sun 19 30m
3
 wire representing trad
Climb the lower slab to a large block then a hand crack to the ledge. Follow finger cracks to Stinger Ledge, step well L and up yellow rock to a corner, up and L to another corner and a crack.
Rick Harding '87
St Stinger 17 30m
3
 wire representing trad
Climb the slab to a ledge and the large corner above, just below the overhang step L to Stinger Ledge and follow the L slanting crack.
Paul Woperis
OT Over The Top 18 30m
0
 1bolts wire representing trad
Start up Stinger and climb through the overhang and up the face.
Rick Harding
T.K.O. 17 12m
0
 wire representing trad
Thin crack 4m L of the corner, up the slab.
Ronan Grew
HA Hanging Around 18 30m
3
 wire representing trad
To the top of the slab, then through the bulges L of RA.
Rick Harding '87
RA Robbery under Arms 17 30m
1.02
 wire representing trad
Climb to the belay of RS, and take the crack and groove above.
Rick Harding '87
CD Crack of Delights 18 30m
2.01
 wire representing trad
The thin crack on the upper wall R of RA.
Rick Harding '87
RS Racing in the Streets 16 30m
2.01
 wire representing trad
The corner between Wonder Wall and Cathedral Wall, belay bolts at halfway.
Dennis Kelly, Ronan Grew