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Southern Comfort Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Southern Comfort Wall

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	Best Bitters T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Black Velvet T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	DWI T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Five Easy Steps T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Have a Drink On Me T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Irish Creme T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Lite Beer From Miller T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lowenbrau Light T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Margaritaville T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Milk Stout T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Miller High Life T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	One Shot T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Wild Turkey T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Zombie T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13

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Description

South facing wall located north of the base of the Rabbit Ears Massif. There are several high quality trad routes on this wall. The rock tends to be good quality. There are 3 separate rappel routes which make the descent fairly easy. Bring two ropes to rappel.

Lowenbrau Light, Black Velvet, Margaritaville, and Best Bitters all use the rappel chains at the top of Five Easy Steps. This is a 165-foot rappel. If you do hang up your rope, check the bottom section of Best Bitters for retrieval options. The climbing on this part of the route is in a 5.7 range.

Wild Turkey and Zombie are best done as top ropes, the pro is not that great. To reach the anchor the two climbs share, rap down from the same chains (the ones on top of Five Easy Steps) and look to your left.

Getting There

Approach via Topp Hut Road. 30 minutes to one hour (are you in shape?) to reach the cliff. Follow the Topp Hut Road past the hut. Take a right turn at the first fork and continue up this road until its end. From here on the left, strike up a climber's trail which heads directly up the slope to the cliff's base.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southern Comfort Wall

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Miller High Life Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 38 ● Lowenbrau Light Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Wild Turkey Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 43 ● Black Velvet Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 30 ● Margaritaville Trad 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 6 ● Best Bitters Trad 2 pitches
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 14 ● DWI Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Milk Stout Trad 2 pitches