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South Side Rock Climbing

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Routes in South Side

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	B-52 T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bamboozled T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Bat's Ass T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Beethoven's Fifth T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Bloody Alternative T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Bloody Crack T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Catch Me Now I'm Falling T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Chaos Out of Control T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Dinkus Dog T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Enigma, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Fat Dog T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	First Return T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gemini Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Good Intentions T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Left Up T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Legacy, The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Lichen or Not T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Long Dog T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mettle Detector T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Parachute Woman T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Rat's Ass T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Right Up T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Second Coming T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Sentry Box Ledge Direct T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Short Man's Sorrow T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Slug, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Southender T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unfinished Concerto T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Windwalker T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Zodiac T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Description

Unlike the more forbidding Looking Glass areas, the South Side has something for everybody. Beginners can hop on easier climbs like Lichen or Not or Good Intentions; moderate leaders can hone their skills on great lines like Gemini Crack; and seasoned climbers can push themselves on harder routes like Dinkus Dog. Most of the routes at the South End are multi-pitch, but route-finding is straightforward and descent options include plentiful bolted rap stations.

Getting There

From the road fork, continue up the gravel road a short distance to the Slickrock Falls trailhead, located where the road takes a hard left. Hike up the trail, following switchbacks, for about three-quarters of a mile, ending at the base of the wall in the Bloody Crack area.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Side

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 83 ● Good Intentions Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 104 ● Short Man's Sorrow Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 265 ● Second Coming Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 50 ● Fat Dog Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 206 ● Gemini Crack Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 85 ● Left Up Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 112 ● First Return Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 132 ● Bloody Crack Trad 3 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 50 ● Zodiac Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 200 ● Rat's Ass Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 93 ● Unfinished Concerto Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 18 ● Windwalker Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 71 ● Dinkus Dog Trad 2 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 10 ● Chaos Out of Control Trad 2 pitches
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 8 ● Mettle Detector Trad