Arid Piles - Southwest Face  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,100' Page Views:  3,461. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  C Miller on Dec 18, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 93° | 57° 91° | 59° 91° | 63° 91° | 64° 91° | 66°

Arid Piles-Southwest Face.
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Description 

This sunny portion of the Arid Piles despite it's large size only has about a half dozen routes ranging from 5.9 to 5.12d. Popeye (5.11a), The Taming of the Shoe (5.11a R) and The Acid Crack (5.12d) are recommended routes for the area.

Getting There 

Approach from the end of the Lost Horse Road or the parking area at Real Hidden Valley, although the latter is slightly shorter timewise. The approach takes 10-20 minutes depending upon your starting point.

The Classics

Featured Route For Arid Piles - Southwest Face

The Acid Crack 5.12d  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Arid Piles - Southwest Face

This not often done Josh testpiece climbs an overhanging thin fingers crack. This classic is located about halfway between Popeye on the right and Edge of Doom on the left, on the southeast end of Arid Piles. It sits atop the formation, so a bit of scrambling from the desert floor gets one to the base....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA