The Western Belt is the area to the west of the road which encompasses the Mirage Boulder, Tips be Gone Wall, Floodzone, Pinched Load and the Slash Boulder.
Getting There
Drive 3.2 (or 3.6) miles down the Geology Tour Road and park at either of two dirt turnouts on the right. The two turnouts are about 0.4 miles apart and suitable for roughly 4-5 cars each.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Western Belt:
Another of Joshua Tree's finest boulder problems, this ascends the center of a beautiful vertical face peppered with juggy slashes. The crux is encountered fairly low on the problem, leaving many airy jugs to be savored. The problem tops out at around 25 ft. with an easy, yet committing mantel. ...[more]Browse More Classics in CA
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