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Southwest Base Rock Climbing

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Areas in Southwest Base

Little John and La Cosita 7 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Moby Dick and Pterodactyl Terrace 14 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Slack to West Buttress, The 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 15

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Base routes on the Southwest Face.

Getting There

Head left/west from the Nose if approaching that way.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southwest Base

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 545 ● Pine Line Trad Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 220 ● La Cosita, Left Trad Little John & La Cosita
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 194 ● Little John, Right Trad 3 pitches Little John & La Cosita
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 121 ● Little John, Left Trad Little John & La Cosita
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 274 ● La Cosita, Right Trad Little John & La Cosita
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Peter Pan Trad 3 pitches Slack to W Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 539 ● Moby Dick Center Trad Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 322 ● Sacherer Cracker Trad Slack to W Buttress
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● West Buttress (pitch 1&2) Trad 2 pitches Slack to W Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 95 ● Ahab Trad Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 5 ● The Slack, Left Trad 3 pitches Slack to W Buttress
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 277 ● Salathe (pitch 1) Trad Moby Dick & Pterodact…
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 27 ● Hardly Pinnacle Trad Little John & La Cosita
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 35 ● Mark of Art Trad Slack to W Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 7 ● The Mountains are Calling Trad Moby Dick & Pterodact…