Sea of Holes
5.10- R trad · 3 pitches · 400 ft · ★★☆☆
Route 19 of 46 from left to right on Brass Wall, with LojVegas on its left and The Black Hole on its right. Brass Wall has 46 routes, from 5.4 to 5.12a PG13; 17 are harder, and 5 others are the same grade.
First ascent: Nordblom & Smith - 1988
Description
Sea of Holes is a three pitch line at the far left side of the Brass Wall. It is tough to locate based on Swain's topo, but it is just left of a chimney system with a few bushes in it higher up. The climbing is spicey in spots, but there is ample gear and I don't think it deserves the "R" rating. Also, it is very easy for the 5.10 grade. I felt it checked in at 5.9.
Protection
SR. Two ropes.
Access
Timed-entry reservation required to enter the Scenic Drive October to May.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone is fragile when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt.
More routes on Brass Wall
- Heavy Spider Karma 5.6
- Birdlaw 5.10b
- LojVegas 5.5
- The Hidden Persuaders 5.9 R
- Mushroom People 5.10c
- Brass Balls 5.10
- Sniveler 5.6 PG13
- No Laughing Matter 5.10-
- Bush Pilots 5.10a R
- Alternative Facts 5.11b/c
- The Black Hole 5.10
- Bus Stops Here 5.8-
- Simpatico 5.10- PG13
- Sky Dive 5.11c PG13
- Serious Business 5.11a
- One Stop in Tonopah 5.10a
- Spectrum 5.11b
- Zen and the Art of Web Spinning 5.5
- Psycho Date 5.10b PG13
- Tinkerbellfusse 5.8 X
- Raptor 5.10c PG13
- Mo (AKA Nowhere Man) 5.8+
- Valore 5.8-
- Chocolate Covered Bacon 5.10c
- Fungus folks 5.11a/b R
- Topless Twins 5.9
- Mystery Mushroom? 5.10c PG13
- Birdland 5.7+
- Varnishing Point 5.8+
- Go Greyhound 5.11- PG13
- Rawlpindi 5.7
- Unfinished Business 5.6
- The Big Horn 5.8+
- Bird Cage 5.7
- Ripcord 5.12a PG13
- Pazookieland 5.7
- Cut Away 5.10d R
- Arachnoworld 5.4
- Moons Way 5.9-
- Rogue Fungus 5.10
- Shifting Narratives 5.11-
- Super Greens 5.8+
- Super S 5.9+
- Table Greens 5.9
- Varnishing Fact 5.9+