Start in the left facing dihedral and follow the crack to the left (traverse) and up through an exciting steep section. The climb trends left to a bolt and up to the anchor.

Left Wing

Red Wall

Spiderman

Earwig

Gun Powder

Molotov Cocktail

Fledgling

Fire Cracker

Air France

Trunk Monkey

The Diagonal

Narcolepsy Nightmare

Big Red Roof

La Sombra

LF variation

Armed and Dangerous

Hawk's Nest

Hatchling

Phase Dance

Leisure Sport

Lucid Fairyland

Face climb to the left of Left Wing.  The crux is near the bottom of the pitch.  The climb joins Left Wing at the top.

This climb is very bouldery located on the "explosive wall" (a small section of the Red wall).

Gave this a "Great" rating just for P1. P2 is okay. Can rap from the top of P1 with a 60 meter rope. 

P1:  Start to right of a large shoulder of rock and traverse up and left on little pro to the bottom of the dihedral and a bolt.  Continue up the dihedral past another bolt (5.7) and find bolted anchor with chains a little left of the top of the dihedral.  30 meters. 

P1 var:  Make a direct start in a kind of alcove below and slightly left of the dihedral in the below photo. This is a higher quality start if perhaps a bit more spice-y. 

Direct start to Red Wall.

P2:  Climb up while trending slightly right through black rock with some pro; watch for looseness.  Follow grassy ledge or ramp - initially steep - up and right to find above a right facing corner or slot and ascend it.  Make the first couple moves into the corner and clip the now revealed bolt on the right.  The route continues straight up the corner, passing to the left of a large bush and then up to the top. 

P2 var courtesy of kevinnlong: If you go straight up from the belay - left of the black rock - to the roof and traverse right to the corner, then P2 is quite good. The traverse right is well protected, has great rock / position, and feels like solid 5.8. 

P2 alternative as shown in the 1985 topo:  Traverse right over to Spiderman's P1 bolted anchor and finish on the second pitch of Spiderman.

Gave this a "Great" rating just for P1.  P2 is okay.  Can rap from the top of P1 with a 60 meter rope.  Don't let the 5.9 rating scare you away as it applies to the P1 variation and is well protected. 

  P1 5.8:  Trend left over ledges, then up and back right past two newer bolts to an older, original first [lone] bolt. Then move right and up to a nice left-trending finger crack with good pro on easier terrain.  At end of this crack find bolt above and continue up to a horizontal weakness with gear placements.  Make a move or two left along the weakness and then up past another bolt and beyond to gear anchors with chains.  30 meters.  (note: I have not done the run-out start to the first bolt and deduce it from historical beta provided by others MP.com users) 

  P1 Var, ~5.9 (perhaps part of a different route): To the right of the original P1 start, climb up past the line of four bolts (crux 5.9).  Then trend left and up to the nice left-trending finger crack with good pro.  Finish P1 as above. 

  P2, 5.6:  Climb up and a little left from the anchor.  Find what pro you can while continuing up and trending just a little more left to the bottom of a gully.  Felt 5.6 and run-out but may have passed up an opportunity for gear placement (i.e., maybe a ~4 inch cam or, alternatively, a ~1/2 inch cam?). Ascend the gully to the top.  Less than 30 meters.

Climb a crack at the start to smaller holds climbing with bolts, cross the Diagonal route and go left to a small corner.  One can place a small cam here before one face climbs straight up to a bolt.  Continue up and right passing a couple more bolts to the top.  One can TR the route from the Red Wall anchor with directionals. 

  There is a crux before crossing the Diagonal Route and another crux on the top headwall.

This left-angling seam is another line to try out from the TNT anchor.  Placements will be mostly small and tricky; the crux is in the first 15'. Above that you should be good, and will join the wider Hawk's Nest crack and angle back right to the anchor for TNT.  You can run this on TR if you get to the TNT anchor by leading that route (or more easily Hawks Nest or Fire Cracker).

Middle climb on explosive wall goes straight up to the right anchor.

This climb is right of Molotov Cocktail and shares anchors.

The route contains primarily face climbing to the left of Hawkman.  There are several crux sections although the hardest is at the top.  The rap from the top of the pitch (bolted anchor and chains) is about 105 feet although it can be done with a 60m rope. 

  There is an optional second pitch to the top.  It is gear protected at 5.8 to another bolted anchor.

This is a mixed route.  The bolts are painted so locate the route a little left of the bush right and uphill of the short sport climbs (Lucid Fairyland and unknown right of LF).  The climb goes straight up to a ledge then trend left up a crack and finally step right and up to the anchor with chains.  A 60m rope with stretch will get you to the ground. 

This route is almost never done because of poor gear and groundfall potential.  The notation here is really for completeness.  One climbs the crack or seam for a long way right until and stance with a bolt is reached.  Then go straight up a shallow groove to the anchor.  Earwig crosses the Diagonal route near this stance but goes left to other climbing.

This is a technical face climb and relatively sustained.  The absolute crux is at the bulgy section about 20 feet below the first anchor.

P1:  ( 5.10) climb the diagonal right slanting crack for a few pieces, then go left at a Y placing a few more pieces, then face climb to a bolt and continue up, passing additional bolts, to a bolted anchor. 

  P2:  (5.11-) go right and up, clipping a bolt, to a roof (the crux).  After the roof continue on easier ground with smaller pro to another bolted anchor.

The route, aka Lopsy Lou, is an extension of the LF variation.  Clip the bolts of the original route then continue up and clip several more for a pitch of reasonable length.

An easier way to the Lucid Fairyland anchors.  Start as for Lucid Fairyland with bouldery moves and a few big pockets.  At the 2nd bolt, go left passing a horizontal crack (an unsure 5.8 leader might want a big wired nut here).  Two more bolts lead through a thin section (crux) to the anchor.  This crux part is a little contrived, because you could escape to 4th class ledges to the left just before it and still get to the chains. 

  Edit: I'd guess this climb is now more likely improved, and made more independent, by continuing up a new extension La Sombra instead of moving back to the Lucid Fairyland anchor (but I haven't done it yet).

Either start at ground level or walk around to the right to gain access to a small ledge.  Climb the slab for 3 bolts to gain access to the steep upper head wall.  Really fun moves and not like your usual Red Wall route.

There are two pitches although the first pitch to bolted anchors is most typically done.  The second pitch follows the path of least resistance, around a small roof, then goes up and left to a small tree.  One can rap off one of the bolted top anchors on Red Wall or walk off right.

Balance moves at the bottom constitute the crux.  The bolts are a bit farther apart in the center but the holds are positive.  It is good to extend the anchor draws if followed or TRed.

The major crux is after the fourth bolt.  It is easier if one traverses at bit right of the bolt line.  There is a second crux at the top after the big ledge rest.

This climb is the one that's listed as Unknown (5.8/5.8+, all bolted, short) on the main red wall page. It's really relaxing. If you do a 10ft traverse to the left you can toprope Lucid Fairyland.

A hard start with a few big pockets gets you to bolt 2, where you'll angle to the right passing 2 more bolts protecting a somewhat awkward/thin crimpy crux, then up and left to the chains on a ledge.

Red Wall is the tallest cliff at Socorro Box, about 170' tall. It faces southwest and gets sun from late morning to late afternoon. About 15 climbs are on Red Wall- some are decent moderate sport climbs, and some trad climbs. Many of these stop about halfway up, but a few lines continue all the way up. In general, the 2nd pitches (other than "Big Red Roof") are not worth it; the rock is less good and the climbing easier... but it is worth going to the top once for the experience. The Corner Block, at the left end of Red Wall, hosts 5 more routes too. Despite its height and fun climbing, Red Wall is less popular than some of the other cliffs nearby, perhaps because of incomplete info and that many older climbs require gear to supplement bolts for protection.As with the rest of the Box, the rock looks suspect but is quite solid.

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