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West Face Rock Climbing

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Routes in West Face

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	Back in Black T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Crack Face T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cry Mary T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Expresso S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Fat Merchant Crack T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Ghost in the Machine T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Grand Delusion T 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Hanging by a Thread S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Happy Face T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hyperspace T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mackerel Sky T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Man Who Fell to Earth, The T,S,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Northern Lights T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Only the Young Die Brave T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Pan Dulce T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Podium, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Pony Express T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Slippy Liam S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Sugar Daddy S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	TM's Deviation T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Twist and Shout T,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Under the Spreading Atrophy T,S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	West Chimney T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ziploc T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13

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Description

The west face gets lots of afternoon sun, though trees shade some of the single pitch routes. While many of the routes are hard bolted face climbs, there are also a handful of nice trad routes including Pony Express (5.9) who's first pitch is widely considered to be the best 5.8 at Sugarloaf.

Getting There

Upon finding the trail from the highway, hike uphill past Midway Rock (which will be obvious as you pass it) then the trail does a large swithback and then ascends up to Sugarloaf. The west side faces left when you're looking uphill at sugarloaf. The West Chimney (5.8) is easy to spot. The majority of the climbs start further uphill.

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Face

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 253 ● Pony Express Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 6 ● The Podium Trad 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 22 ● TM's Deviation Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R 4 ● Twist and Shout Trad, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 96 ● Hyperspace Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X 8 ● Fat Merchant Crack Trad 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 51 ● Happy Face Trad, Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Expresso Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 30 ● Under the Spreading Atrophy Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 29 ● The Man Who Fell to Earth Trad, Sport, TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 9 ● Only the Young Die Brave Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 5 ● Slippy Liam Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 4 ● Northern Lights Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R 4 ● Cry Mary Trad