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Shady Side Rock Climbing

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Routes in Shady Side

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	5 AM Lookouts, The S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Atlantis S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Beginning, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Critical Mass S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dark Energy S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Entropy S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Event Horizon S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Extinction S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	F.Y.M. S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fella's, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Flirting With Mutants S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Flying off the Handle S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Heather's Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Hippy's Wrath S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Indifference S,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Jumping to Conclusions S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Mission Impossible S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Missionary Position S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	New Age Disciples S,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nuetrino Drizzle S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Petrophyte T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Polluting the Gene Pool S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Run Bunny, Run S,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	S.T.D. S,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Singularity S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Slap Happy S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Split Decisions S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Stem From Heck, The T,TR 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Unknown Corner T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Vacuum Genesis S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Welcome to Black Rocks S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	What Was I Thinking S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Windmill S,TR 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Your Problem S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b

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Access Issue: Closed March 15 through June 30 Details

Black Rocks is in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve redcliffsdesertreserve.com/. No climbing is allowed at Black Rocks from March 15 through June 30 in order to provide an undisturbed environment for Desert Tortoise en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gophe… mating.

In addition, all pets in the Reserve must be kept on a leash at all times.

Description

This northwest-facing canyon wall is in the shade the majority of the day, getting sun only in the afternoon. The harder routes (5.12 to 5.13) at Black Rocks are found on this side, although the majority of the lines are in the 5.10 range.

Getting There

Follow the trail from the parking area. Upon descending into the canyon do not cross to the other side of the canyon.

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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.

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 17 ● Petrophyte Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 48 ● The Stem From Heck Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 43 ● The Fella's Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 31 ● Entropy Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 104 ● Welcome to Black Rocks Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 23 ● The 5 AM Lookouts Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 109 ● Extinction Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 19 ● Nuetrino Drizzle Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 40 ● What Was I Thinking Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 46 ● The Beginning Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 18 ● Event Horizon Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 10 ● Flirting With Mutants Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 64 ● Flying off the Handle Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 13 ● Slap Happy Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 9 ● Jumping to Conclusions Sport