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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for West Side:
Costanoan   5.4     Sport, 4 pitches   The Citadel
Walk the Plank   5.6     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Chockstone Dome
Old Original   5.7     Trad, 6 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Machete Ridge Area
Overboard   5.8     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet   Chockstone Dome
Dos Equis   5.8 R     Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Machete Ridge Area
Cool Daze   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Flumes Formation
Bits and Pieces   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Flumes Formation
Lava Falls   5.9 R     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet   The Balconies
Kibbles and Bits   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Flumes Formation
Rebecca's Sailing   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Flumes Formation
Machete Direct    5.10a/b A1 R     Trad, Sport, Aid, 6 pitches, 700 feet, Grade II   Machete Ridge Area
Cuidado!   5.10c     Sport, 5 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III   Machete Ridge Area
Son of Dawn Wall   5.11b A0-1 PG13     Trad, Sport, Aid, 4 pitches, 500 feet   Machete Ridge Area
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Various Routes up the front side of Machete. Much of front face is closed typically from mid-January till about June for raptor closures. Son of Dawn Wall follows one of the more obvious lines on the right side. <br /> <br />Unless you climb 5.11b (or can pull on draws like an ape) you will find that most of the routes (to the top) include aid bolt ladders.

Son of Dawn Wall 5.11b A0-1 PG13  CA : Central Coast : ... : Machete Ridge Area
I feel this excellent mixed route may be better than Cuidado. It follows one of the most striking lines in the Park, and offers great and sustained adventure climbing.P1: Fun sport climbing on good rock. Enjoyable bulge with some cool, non-pinnacles like moves. A little loose up high, but a superfluous amount of bolts protect all moves. Ends at bolt belay.P2: Some bolt-pulling aid moves through a chossy steep section, much like Bills Bad Bolts. Then open face climbing in a groove. Some exciting ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA