This wall is named because of a huge patch of dark varnish shaped like an Eagle in the middle of the wall. The route goes up through the Eagle’s tail and it's a must-do classic.

A definite Urioste classic and famous Red Rocks route, first freed by Lynn hill in 1981. The route follows a long and obvious crack system that is steep and intimidating. Even though it looks like you’ll be mostly climbing a long crack route, it has a lot of face climbing on small edges. You’ll get killer exposure, excellent rock and fantastic views especially if you go all the way to the top.

The first part of the climb goes directly up steep sections of excellent varnish, while up higher, the quality of the rock diminishes a little with a few sandy sections. Still, the climbing remains interesting and varied to the very top. Every pitch has at least a couple bolts and some sections of the route (especially the cruxes) are heavily bolted (some will say overbolted). While this makes it a very safe route and allows less competent climbers to push the grade, it takes away some of the adventure. The amazing crux 5th pitch is pumpy, technical and sustained and can even be linked with the 6th pitch if you're looking for an enduro-fest!

Even though the route keeps going all the way up to the top of the wall, rappelling can be very convenient if you're short on time. The walk-off descent is really not that bad, easier than Epinephrine’s descent for example, and you should go to the top at least once if you’ve never been. The wall gets a lot of sun and there’s a lot of black varnish on the climb, so it can get very hot.

This is a long route with a long approach and a long descent (especially if you opt to walk-off). Start early, bring enough water and move fast. A few more tips: watch out for the cactus infested ramp at the base of the climb! Also, even if bivying at the base of the wall is a possibility, you will save energy by going light and fast in a day. Another option to consider is to park next to road 159. This adds about 1 mile total to your day but offers many advantages like no park entrance fee, no parking time limit, no tickets, you can start as early and finish as late as you want.