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BETA PHOTO: Tahquitz Rock overview.

Description 

This area features a range of climbs from 5.3 to 5.10.


Getting There 

The trailhead is just below the start of the Devil's Slide hiking trail. Hike down a short hill to the creek and then follow the trail as it wraps around a hillside. After approx. .3 miles take a left trail climb that climbs the steep hillside above to the base of Tahquitz.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for West Face:
Fingertip Traverse   5.3     Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet   West Face - Right Side
The Trough   5.4     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II   West Face - Left Side
Angel's Fright   5.5     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
Jensen's Jaunt   5.6     Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet   West Face - Right Side
Fingertrip   5.7     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet   West Face - Right Side
Upper Royal's Arch   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 130 feet   West Face - Left Side
Piton Pooper   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   West Face - Left Side
Coffin Nail   5.7+     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   West Face - Right Side
Traitor Horn   5.8     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet   West Face - Right Side
Dave's Deviation   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   West Face - Left Side
The Blank   5.10a     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet   West Face - Left Side
Human Fright   5.10a     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
El Camino Real   5.10a     Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet   West Face - Right Side
On the Road   5.10c     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   West Face - Right Side
Blankety Blank   5.10c     Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
Fred   5.11a     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
Bedrock   5.11a     Trad, 1 pitch, 160 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
The Edge   5.11a R     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   West Face - Right Side
The Quarry   5.11c     Trad, 2 pitches, 165 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
Fright Night   5.12a     Trad, 2 pitches, 190 feet   West Face - Center (Flintst...
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Featured Route For West Face
Sonja seconding the second pitch of Fingertrip! What a sweet layback!

Fingertrip 5.7  CA : Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks : ... : West Face - Right Side
This route starts just before you start going back up hill to Open Book. P1: Climb an awesome 5.7 layback crack to a tree. P2: Climb over blocks (20') then angle up and left. Angle left 15' before the crack ends. Step around a corner and belay on a little stance below a roof. P3: Climb over the left side of the roof, and go up to lunch ledge. P4: Climb up and finish on 5.4 runout friction slab (1 bolt)....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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High above it all, Tahquitz Rock

High above it all, Tahquitz Rock

Fire in the sky, Tahquitz Rock

Fire in the sky, Tahquitz Rock

Greg Huey rapping off the West Face

Greg Huey rapping off the West Face

Hanging out on the west face

Hanging out on the west face


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By Dpurf
From: Superior
Feb 23, 2006

I think the Description needs a bit more.

The West Face From the left side start with the Trought (5.4) and moves to the right and around to the Edge (5.11a). Most of the route lead to Lunch Ledge, then up to the top from there. Lunch Ledge is a ledge with a pine tree in it about 200 fett above Lunch Rock. The West Face has a number of moderate climbs on and is very popular.

The Descent is via the Friction Route (4th Class but is hard to find).

The approach is from the Climber trail to Lunch Rock. Go Left and up around Lunch rock to get to like the Trough, Dave's Deviation and Angel's Fright. Go Right and up to get to Human Fright and Finger Trip. Or continue around and right to get to climbs like El Camino Real, Coffin Nail, Jensen Jaunt, Traitor Horn and the Edge.