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Shady Side Rock Climbing

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Areas in Shady Side

Far Side Left 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Far Side Right 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Mid-Town 1 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Shady Side Left 0 / 24 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

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Elevation:	6,230 ft	1,899 m
GPS:	32.94557, -105.86045 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This crag offers tons of shade and generally steeper, shorter, and less sustained routes than the Sunny Side. If you like 'roped bouldering', this is a good place to push your limits on routes where stamina is not required.

The crag is divided into four sections, from left to right (E to W) they are:
1. Shady Side Left,
2. Mid-Town,
3. Far Side Left,
4. Far Side Right.

Generally it needs to be at least 70-75F in Alamogordo for this crag to be comfortable.

Getting There

To approach, walk to the far W (downhill) end of the parking lot, look both ways, hold hands, and cross the road quickly to the S side of the highway. Large trucks often come barreling out of the tunnel, so don't expect anyone to slow down for you.

Once safely accross, surmount a short stone wall and scramble up slick limestone for about 15 feet. Pick up a decent climber's trail on the left, and switchback up the hill for 2 minutes. The trail ends at the far left side of "Shady Side Left", so head right along an exposed, scree covered ledge. The first route encountered is "Pipsqueak".

54 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Shady Side

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 32 ● Runaway Truck Sport Far Side Right
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 48 ● Warm Up Sport Mid-Town
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 38 ● Bandit Sport Shady Side Left
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 33 ● El Nino Sport Mid-Town
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 29 ● Pillar of Pummel Sport Mid-Town
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 45 ● Scott Sport Shady Side Left
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 30 ● Abbey Sport Shady Side Left
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 24 ● The Arete Sport Mid-Town
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 19 ● Julie Sport Shady Side Left
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 13 ● George Sport Shady Side Left
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 8 ● Mocè Sport Mid-Town
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 10 ● Rebecca Sport Shady Side Left
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 7 ● Oktoberfest Sport Shady Side Left
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 6 ● Big Bad Love (a.k.a. Bill) Sport Shady Side Left
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 4 ● Mulva de la Doloris Sport Shady Side Left