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Dihedral Rock - West Face

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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.

Routes from Left to Right

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 1
● GigiL the Beagle
TR
5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a
 1
● Pine-Sol
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 10
● Carlos
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 1
● Smears of Joy
TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
● Absolutely Slabulous
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
● The Gift of Slab
Sport
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c
 1
● Solo-Angle Dihedral
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
● Drop on By
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 1
● Drop Out
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● GigiL the Beagle
 1
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
● Pine-Sol
 1
5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a Trad
● Carlos
 10
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Smears of Joy
 1
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
● Absolutely Slabulous
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● The Gift of Slab
 5
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Solo-Angle Dihedral
 1
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c Trad
● Drop on By
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Drop Out
 1
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

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A pleasant place to climb...
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Carlos and Slabulous, 5.9
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Dihedral Rock - West Face, Joshua Tree NP <br> <br> A. Pine-Sol (5.1) <br> B. Carlos (5.9+) <br> C. Smears of Joy (5.10c TR) <br> D. Absolutely Slabulous (5.9) <br> E. The Gift of Slab (5.7 TR) <br> F. Solo-Angle Dihedral (5.0) <br> G. Drop on By (5.10a) <br> H. Drop Out (5.10a)
[Hide Photo] Dihedral Rock - West Face, Joshua Tree NP A. Pine-Sol (5.1) B. Carlos (5.9+) C. Smears of Joy (5.10c TR) D. Absolutely Slabulous (5.9) E. The Gift of Slab (5.7 TR) F. Solo-Angle Dihedral (…
The west side of Dihedral Rock, Joshua Tree NP <br>
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