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Dihedral Rock - West Face Rock Climbing

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Routes in Dihedral Rock - West Face

L › R R › L A › Z

	Absolutely Slabulous T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Carlos T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Drop on By T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Drop Out T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Gift of Slab, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	GigiL the Beagle TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pine-Sol T 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
	Smears of Joy TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Solo-Angle Dihedral T 5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c

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Elevation:	4,210 ft	1,283 m
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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

The west face is everything that the east face is not - slabby, good on cold days and uncrowded. Those who make the short hike to this side of the formation have a number of slabs and cracks of easy to moderate difficulty with The Gift of Slab (5.7), Absolutely Slabulous (5.9) and Carlos (5.9+) the best of the bunch.

Getting There

Approach #1 - Hike southwest and then west from the road around the west side of the Pep Boys Crag, and then follow a worn trail southeast and scramble up to the base of the wall.

Approach #2 - Walk left past Coarse and Buggy and through a rocky notch between Dihedral Rock and Glory Dome; once through the notch head right to the base and scramble up to the west-facing wall.

The approach takes 10 minutes or so from the closest parking area near The Milepost.