Climb up vertical rock in a faint gully past three bolts. The angle backs off for the middle but the holds get small enough to still keep it interesting as you aim for the corner above. Clip a bolt out left of the corner and make airy, steeper moves left out of the corner. A few more interesting moves keep it entertaining to the anchor.

 As with all new routes, use caution and look for suspect holds. Assume nothing. 

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Prima Donna

Number Two Red

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The NBA

Bloodline

Electric Pet Gri-Gri

Walt's Wall Waltz

Non-descript, but worth doing once... 

  The online guide gives this one a .9 

  [First clip is definitely the crux. After that the grade drops significantly. Nice climbing above, big pockets, a bit run-out from bolt 2 to 3, but nothing hazardous because the climbing is easy.]

Climb up just right of a gash in the wall and right of the arete proper to the high first two bolts. Cross the gash for the third clip. Consider unclipping the second draw at that point to reduce rope drag.  Tiptoe up the face and head right along the arete being careful what holds you use.    A steep middle section ends quickly at a good rest before the steeper finish past a few bolts to a three-bolt anchor with chains and webbing.

Many great days at El Rito involve the Number Two Red whether you're talking about El Farolito or climbing on Walt's Wall.  

  If you manage to survive the loose, steep approach trail to the base of the route, start with a few moves to get over an initial steep section to the cruiser middle section clipping three bolts along the way. Then climb up steepening cobbles past three more bolts to the top.

Drive-By Genocide is cool because the finish is really steep for 5.10, with great jugs.  The start is forgettable 5.9 cobble pulling.   The climb is well-protected, though some of the bolts can be hard to find.

This route begins climbing up a giant featured slab using gear placements in an incipient crack for the first 30 feet, then cruise up a slightly overhanging wall past four bolts for 30 feet. This route is fairly sustained at the grade, and is often overlooked.

Start up steep but juggy rock to clip the first bolt. The angle backs off immediately past the second bolt and up to the third clip. Pull on steep jugs and then climb as gently as possible through some questionable rock past the fifth and sixth bolts.  Breathe a sigh of relief as you grab the better rock on the arete to the left and finish up easier terrain to the anchor.    The rock in the upper-middle portion of the route is pretty dubious and I was a bit sketched to pull very hard on some of the jugs.

Non-descript, but worth doing at least once... 

  The online guide gives this one an .8 

  Cobble-hauling up the black streak on the slabby face right of the corner.  The crux comes at a steeper section near the last bolt.  This is one of the longer routes at El Rito.

West facing, tall wall boasting a few good, long moderates. It's the first major wall you'll see on the left as you approach from the parking area.

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Routes in Walt's Wall (aka The Outsider Wall)