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DescriptionThis crag has several good trad routes on solid varnished rock. Getting ThereFollow the main trail into Icebox Canyon. The trail soon passes beneath the main Sunnyside Crag, then drops into the streambed. As you continue upstream, there is a band of cliffs on the right (northern) side of the canyon. The key landmark is a dark varnished wall with a huge square roof on its right side. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Upper Sunnyside Crag:
Good-Time Charlie 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 140 feet
Hot Time 5.9+ Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet
Featured Route For Upper Sunnyside Crag
Good-Time Charlie 5.8 NV : Red Rock : ... : Upper Sunnyside Crag
This is the left-hand crack system on the darkly varnished wall immediately to the left of the giant square roof. Start in a small dihedral just to the right of the left-facing corner leading to the low roof. Climb straight up until the crack peters out and the climbing becomes improbable. Go up and right joining Drat Crack final few feet to the belay. A second pitch (somewhat easier) leads up and right to a bush at the corner of the big square roof. Either rappel into the corner below, or ...[more] Browse More Classics in NV |