Dark Shadows
5.8 trad · 4 pitches · 350 ft · ★★★★
Route 9 of 16 from left to right on Dark Shadows Wall, with Heart of Darkness on its left and Dark Shadows (Full) on its right. Dark Shadows Wall has 16 routes, from 5.8 to 5.12a R; 13 are harder, and 2 others are the same grade.
First ascent: Joe Herbst early 1970s; John Martinet and Nick Nortblom, 1979
Hikes, approaches and descents
- Mescalito Direct — Class 3
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 Dark Shadows Wall
- Peyote Power 5.9
- Extra Credit 5.10a
- Heart of Darkness 5.11 PG13
- Chasing Shadows 5.9
- Dark Shadows (Full) 5.8
- Sandstone Sandwich 5.10c R
- Slot Machine 5.10
- Edge Dressing 5.10c
- Short Circuit 5.11b
- Excellent Adventure 5.11b R
- Risky Business 5.10c R
- Negro Blanco 5.10+ R
- Parental Guidance 5.12a R
- Dream Safari 5.11- R
- Lost Voices 5.8 R