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West Side Rock Climbing

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Areas in West Side

(A) The Party Zone 5 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 7

(B) Darder 2 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

(D) Lou's 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

(E) The Velvet 10 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

(F) Michal's Slab 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

(G) Bowling-to-Cringe 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

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Elevation:	1,204 ft	367 m
GPS:	47.82514, -121.55907 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Jon Nelson on May 19, 2023
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Description

Some of the steepest routes at LOP are here, including the mega roof Bobcat Reality (top of Michal's Slab). Yet there are also some friction slabs (at Lou's and The Velvet). Many routes follow corners, though there are a few splitters, including the rightmost route to this subarea, the Cringe.

The leftmost (west) boundary is the waterfall (see The Party Zone), which runs in winter and tends to dribble & seep through about June. The water comes down a gully between Duck Wall and Lookout Point. The rightmost boundary has a handline going up a short gully to Peanuts, the first route done at LOP, otherwise the wall continues east with no distinct change.

Getting There

Though one can take several trails to the West Side, the fastest is usually the old trail that stays left at Midnite boulder and heads up to a "T" intersection a little into the boulder field. Go right here and follow the sometimes hard-to-follow trail through the talus. At the headwall (The Party Zone), go right and up. From here, the trail is close to the wall.

43 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Side

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

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 150 ● Peanuts To Serve You Trad (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 71 ● Say When Trad 2 pitches (E) The Velvet
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 9 ● Burt's Alpine Dirtbus Trad 9 pitches (A) The Party Zone
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 55 ● The Velvet Pedestal Trad 3 pitches (E) The Velvet
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 11 ● Sweet Nuthin Trad 2 pitches (E) The Velvet
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 26 ● 28 Beers Later Sport, TR (C) Peanuts Gallery
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 9 ● The Alpinist's Secret Handjam Trad (E) The Velvet
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 18 ● Bowling to Biscuits Trad 2 pitches (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 53 ● And Say Trad, TR 5 pitches (E) The Velvet
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 4 ● This is Index Not L.A. Trad (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 18 ● Solitude Trad 5 pitches (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 5 ● The Golden Age of Ballooning Trad, TR (E) The Velvet
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 29 ● Bobcat Cringe Trad 2 pitches (G) Bowling-to-Cringe
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 4 ● You Can Cool Jack Robinson Trad (G) Bowling-to-Cringe