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Elevation: 1,896 ft
GPS: 49.43707, -119.56157
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Shared By: Aimee McRae on Sep 18, 2011 · Updates
Admins: Sean Godwin, Mandie Walls, Mark Roberts, Mauricio Herrera Cuadra, Kate Lynn, Braden Batsford

Description Suggest change

The East Face is a combination of the Ready to Strike, Viper, and Nutcraft Walls in Howie Richardson's guidebook. Ready to Strike Wall in particular is home to a few Skaha classics, including Sidewinder (5.10c), Cytotoxic (5.11a), and Ready to Strike (5.10a trad).

This crag is popular on busy days. It's sunny in the morning and shady in the afternoon.

Getting There Suggest change

Take the trail just below the upper parking lot. After 5-10 minutes, you'll pass Daycare and Daycare Quickies with their short, easy climbs. Shortly after passing these crags, you'll see a path going off to the right with a sign for Diamondback. Follow that path up the hill for a couple minutes and you're there. The first routes you come to are on the South Face. Follow the rock around the corner to reach the East Face routes.

Missing Routes

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The following routes in this area are missing from Mountain Project. Please take the time to add these if you've climbed them!

Median Flying By, sport, 10c
Rattle and Hum, mixed, 9
20 Speed Comfort**, sport, 11c
You Are Here, sport, 12b
Move or Die**, sport, 11d
Faceline**, sport, 11b
Viper**, mixed, 10d
Penny Pincher*, sport, 11a
Old Sawbones, sport, 10c
Old Skinflint, sport, 10d
Ultegra*, sport, 11c
Gran Fondo**, sport, 11b
Advanced Nutcraft, mixed, 9
Elementary Nutcraft, trad, 7
Black & Tanned, sport, 10c

15 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at East Face

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 51
Ready to Strike
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 42
Sidewinder
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 40
Cytotoxic
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 8
Just Basking
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
Chameleon
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 4
Gran Fondo
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 14
Paceline
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
20 speed comfort
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 16
On Yer Bike
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Ready to Strike
 51
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Sidewinder
 42
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Cytotoxic
 40
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Just Basking
 8
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Chameleon
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Gran Fondo
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Paceline
 14
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
20 speed comfort
 11
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
On Yer Bike
 16
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport
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