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Sidewinder Canyon Rock Climbing

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Routes in Sidewinder Canyon

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	Gotta Start Somewhere S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Hallucinations Of Grandeur S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Jesus Lizard S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Mudhoney S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Spiderbaby S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Trotsky Icepick S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Elevation:	8,000 ft
GPS:	37.83869, -106.30765 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	William Mondragon on Dec 3, 2012 · Updates
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Description

Sidewinder Canyon is a very secluded little canyon north of the La Garita Wall. There are not very many routes, but there are a couple mega-classics like Spiderbaby and Mudhoney. In my oppinion, all of the good routes in this canyon are on the left hand side (the north side).

Getting There

If you are coming from the La Garita cash store, this is the first right turn after the Penitente turnoff (about .7mi south on 38A from the fork to Penitente). At this turnoff, there are 2 roads to take, going right takes you to Witches, going left takes you to Sidewinder. From this fork, it is about a mile (1.4 miles) to the parking. The parking area is identified by a wooden road closure gate on your right after you drive down a hill. Lower clearance vehicles can park at the top of the hill and walk an extra 5 minutes. From the parking, walk north on the closed road for about 15 minutes to the climbs.

Per WMcD with additions above in italics:

From the parking, walk north on old/closed road for a couple minutes, and then follow the singletrack bike trail when it diverges from the closed road. After 10-15 minutes, the singletrack rejoins the old road and then quickly breaks left. Stay on the old road (not the bike trail), and walk toward the rocks. About 100 meters after leaving the bike trail and at a road closed sign, cross the wash, and begin walking up the canyon on the right (do not get suckered into following the old road into the other canyon).

There isn't much of a trail in the canyon Just walk up the wash until you find the climbing.

Park here: 37.829650, -106.300282.

Mudhoney/Spiderbaby here: 37.839446, -106.308453.