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Lower East Side Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lower East Side

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	Asshole from El Paso S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Choss Perot S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	2,468 ft	752 m
GPS:	34.51331, -118.4011 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: 1. RAIN & WET ROCK 2. DANGER OF EROSION Details

1. Texas Canyon is conglomerate that is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp, then do not climb.

2. The south end of the First Corridor is in danger of collapsing at the base of Sophie’s Choice. A dam of rocks and soil has been built to divert water away from the eroding soil underneath these huge boulders. Please help keep this system in place until a more permanent solution is implemented.

Description

The Lower East Side is a small seldom visited wall, below and north of the east face of the Elephant Head. This wall is about 50 feet high and faces the northeast and is easily seen below and to the north (right) of the approach trail as one nears the Elephant Head. The wall is steep, but less than vertical and features numerous cobbles and inclusions, but lacks the abundant pockets found elsewhere at Texas Canyon. The wall contains two bolted routes that were formerly TRs.

Getting There

After descending the trail and nearing the east face of The Chicken (Hyperion Slab) look down to the right for this short wall. Continue hiking downward, to the north, as you skirt the right side of The Chicken, look up and left to see the wall.