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West Face Rock Climbing

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Areas in West Face

Lunch Rock 3 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

West Face - Center (Flintstone Slab) 20 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

West Face - Left Side 23 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 23

West Face - Right Side 26 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 27

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Elevation:	7,369 ft	2,246 m
GPS:	33.76012, -116.6852 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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.

76 Total Climbs

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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.

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 185 ● Fingertip Traverse Trad 4 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c AI2 M1 389 ● The Trough Trad, Mixed, Ice 4 pitches W Face - Left Side
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 385 ● Angel's Fright Trad 4 pitches W Face - Center (Flin…
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 256 ● Jensen's Jaunt Trad 4 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 659 ● Fingertrip Trad 4 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 171 ● Piton Pooper Trad 3 pitches W Face - Left Side
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 452 ● Traitor Horn Trad 4 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 144 ● Upper Royal's Arch Trad W Face - Left Side
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 368 ● Coffin Nail Trad 2 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Tradiban's Traverse Trad 10 pitches W Face - Left Side
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 298 ● Dave's Deviation Trad 3 pitches W Face - Left Side
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 293 ● El Camino Real Trad 4 pitches W Face - Right Side
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 55 ● Fred Trad 2 pitches W Face - Center (Flin…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 16 ● Bedrock Trad W Face - Center (Flin…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R 17 ● The Edge Trad 2 pitches W Face - Right Side