Dark Shadows (Full)
5.8 trad · 10 pitches · 1,000 ft · ★★★★
Route 10 of 16 from left to right on Dark Shadows Wall, with Dark Shadows on its left and Edge Dressing 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: John Martinet and Nick Nordblom, 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
- Sandstone Sandwich 5.10c R
- Dark Shadows 5.8
- 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