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East Face Rock Climbing

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Routes in (b) East Face

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	20 speed comfort S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bite Me Not S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black and Tanned S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Chameleon S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Chameleon p2 T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cytotoxic S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Easy Prey T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gran Fondo S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Just Basking S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Merlin Flying By S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Move or Die S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	On Yer Bike S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Paceline S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Rattle and Hum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Ready to Strike T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sidewinder S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b

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Description

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

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

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

16 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 55 ● Ready to Strike Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 22 ● Bite Me Not Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 53 ● Sidewinder Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 53 ● Cytotoxic Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 9 ● 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 24 ● Paceline Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 18 ● 20 speed comfort Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 19 ● On Yer Bike Sport