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Hemingway Buttress (East Face Left) Rock Climbing

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Routes in Hemingway Buttress (East Face Left)

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	Ant Farm T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Coyote Bait T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Dung Fu T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Feltonian Physics T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Funky Dung T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gift Wrapped TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Golden Years T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Hernie, Hernie, Hernie T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Horn Dog T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Man's Best Friend T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Merry-Go-Round Broke Down T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	More Funky Than Junky T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Old Man and the Arete, The TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Overseer T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Overseer Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pig in Heat T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X
	Poodles are People Too T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Poodlesby T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Prepackaged T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Roadrunner, The T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Rock Wren T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sea Monkeys T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Smoke-a-Bowl T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Such a Poodle T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Sun Also Rises, The T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	White Lightning T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

This popular section of the wall extends from More Funky than Junky to The Sun Also Rises and is home to lots of moderate crack routes with a few face climbs in the harder grades.

Getting There

Park in the large paved lot off the main road and follow the signed path to the wall. The approach time is around 10 minutes from the car.

26 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hemingway Buttress (East Face Left)

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 989 ● White Lightning Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 398 ● Dung Fu Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 39 ● Coyote Bait Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 141 ● Funky Dung Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 267 ● Feltonian Physics Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 38 ● Hernie, Hernie, Hernie Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 17 ● Ant Farm Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 434 ● Overseer Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Smoke-a-Bowl Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 359 ● Prepackaged Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 13 ● Rock Wren Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 18 ● Overseer Direct Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 414 ● Poodles are People Too Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b X 26 ● Pig in Heat Trad
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 14 ● The Roadrunner Trad