Bauhaus Wall Rock Climbing

The Bauhaus Wall is about as obscure as it gets at Rifle with it's 3-minute approach and protective screen of trees. Thusly, anything rad you send here will probably go un-noticed, so consider wisely before commiting yourself to one of the wall's many ultra-long, mega-hard projects. The wall can basically be broken into two sectors: the warm-up sector out left, which includes three quality 5.11's, two nice 5.12's and a bouldering cave; and the Bauhaus proper, which begins with the hanging prow of Gomorrah (13d) and cruises right past Rifle's hardest route, Tomfoolery (14b), and a handful of other 13/13+ desperates.

The warm-up sector is capped by a huge roof so is dry under any conditions, while the rest of the wall can get a bit wet in a rainstorm, especially on the brown headwall out right. The routes don't see as much travel as their counterparts at other walls, so expect some loose rock, especially down low. Most of the harder routes are 30 meter rope-stretchers, tending to offer hard cave climbing down low followed by sustained headwall climbing up high.

The rock is varied and colorful, with an abundance of interesting features and holds, ranging from sinker pockets to rounded tufas and incut fins. If you're seeking a project a bit out of the way or somewhere else to warm-up, then this is the place! Must-do's include: Choss Temple Pilots (11b), Love and Rockets (12b), Der Stihl (13b), Gropius (13d) and Tomfoolery (14b).