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(g) West Face
California
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> Tahquitz Rock
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.
![Overview of the west face of Tahquitz Rock, showing some routes.]()
[Hide Photo] Overview of the west face of Tahquitz Rock, showing some routes.
![High above it all, Tahquitz Rock]()
[Hide Photo] High above it all, Tahquitz Rock
![West face of Tahquitz Rock, seen from the highway near Pine Cove.]()
[Hide Photo] West face of Tahquitz Rock, seen from the highway near Pine Cove.
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[Hide Photo] Hanging out on the west face
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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. Feb 23, 2006
Salt Lake City, UT
"From the top of Fingertrip, walk up the slabs and blocky terrain for a few minutes until you see two garage-sized boulders with bushes and trees growing in between and around them off towards the right. Scramble up easy blocks between these two large boulders. As soon as you are between them, immediately go down and right, through some small trees to a short steep section. Down-climb this using chimney moves with giant handholds. From here, you zig-zag down the rock on ledges, with a few butt-slides. Generally trend left when facing out on your way down. Once you reach the ground, follow a loose trail down to the Open Book and hang a right towards your bags.
I highly recommend you buy a guidebook from Nomad Ventures in Idyllwild. It'll be worth the investment so you can be sure you're climbing the route you want."
---From user Ryan Strickland Jun 13, 2014
Santa Monica, CA