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Far Side Rock Climbing

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Routes in Far Side

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	5.6 Crack S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	666 S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	[Redacted] S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	[Redacted] S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	A.W.E.S.O.M.- O 4000 S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Abracadabra S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ahkenaten S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Anselmo Power S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Arblow Hard S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Arthur's Lip Service S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Big Lizard In My Backyard S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Black is Beautiful S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Blackshirts S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Centurion S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chomping at the Bit S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Creepy Ass Cracker S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crow's Nest S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crush of Love, The S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cry of Love, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Detachable Pillar Arete S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Diamarrhia Fullenkrap S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Don't Worry, Baby S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Eh, Nice Route S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	El Lagarto S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Elvis is Everywhere S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Exorcist S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Facing the Animal S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Far Side's Trad Route T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	First Class Tickets to The Resurrection S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Flakeus Maximus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Flakeus Minimus S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Flight of the Monarch S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Flying High Again S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Get Your Wings S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Gila S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Hume's Horror S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	I Can Smell Your Thoughts S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Iguana Breath S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	In the Region of the Butterfly Pump S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Induction Oven S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Kidz Bop Crack T,TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lizard King, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lizard of Oz S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lizard With a View S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lord of the Warlocks S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Lounge Lizard S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Mardi Gras S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Mary Iguana S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mental Hopscotch S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Not For Girly Men S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	One Ton Son S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pack Mule S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Party Hardy Tardy Marty S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Portable Airplane (aka Robbin' the Hood) S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ragged Ass Tinkering Cow Thieves S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	RAMMESES S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	S.L.I.M.F.A.S.T. S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Schindler's Pissed S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	SETI S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shelfie S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	So Emotional S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sympathy For The Devil S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Thick as Thieves S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Three Holes Make A Face S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	To the Max Von Sydow S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Too Many Notes, Your Majesty S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Tunnel Vision S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Unknown 5.7 T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown 5.8 T,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unknown 7 T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Velociraptor S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Wedgie S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Well Hung S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Wir Sind Die Größten S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wun Dum Fuk S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	You Can't Handle The Truth S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Zu den händen von Herrn Wiesenthal S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
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Elevation:	6,700 ft	2,042 m
GPS:	38.6187, -105.2377 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This uncrowded wall gets good afternoon shade, and offers a great variety of routes from 5.9 slots to 5.13 crimpfests, including some of Shelfs steepest (and shortest) routes on the free-standing Incredible Hulk boulder.

Getting There

Follow the trail from the old parking lot until a well-maintained spur trail signed Far Side heads left. Follow this trail to the far left end of the Far Side Wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Far Side

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 47 ● Crow's Nest Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 56 ● Zu den händen von Herrn Wiesenthal Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 77 ● Abracadabra Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 48 ● RAMMESES Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 60 ● Schindler's Pissed Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 80 ● Hume's Horror Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 66 ● Induction Oven Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 46 ● Detachable Pillar Arete Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 77 ● Blackshirts Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 41 ● Three Holes Make A Face Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 98 ● Flakeus Maximus Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 55 ● Facing the Animal Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 39 ● Lizard With a View Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 21 ● Arthur's Lip Service Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 30 ● Well Hung Sport