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4 Better or 4 Worse 
Collapsing Stars 
Coon, The 
Dustbowl Dance 
Jewpacabra , The 
More Than Life 
Mr. Barnes 
Mr. D'Antonio 
Mr. Nobody 
Red Sea Pedestrian  
Sling A Ling A Ding Dong 
Trigger Happy 
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The Pharcyde 


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Submitted By: William Mondragon on Sep 12, 2012

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Some Pharcyde rock.

Description 

This is a cliff band of high quality stone west of Monte Vista. Most of the routes here are baking in the sun in the morning. It is as secluded as it gets. The bouldering here is great as well. There are pictures and descriptions of all established routes and boulders available at 27crags.com/crags/the-pharcyde/topos/sector-4-2179.


Getting There 

From the stop light in Monte Vista, head south to Lariat Road and follow this road to a sharp left turn. Here you go right onto the smaller road for about 4 miles crossing a couple dried up stream beds till you hit an intersection of 4 roads, keep heading straight at this intersection and go over a small hill to a gate that blocks the road. Park here and hike up the closed road half a mile to the cliff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Pharcyde:
4 Better or 4 Worse   V4-5     Boulder, 17 feet   
The Coon   V8     Boulder, 17 feet   
Sling A Ling A Ding Dong   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Trigger Happy   5.11a/b     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Red Sea Pedestrian    5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Mr. Barnes   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
The Jewpacabra    5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Mr. D'Antonio   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Mr. Nobody   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
More Than Life   5.13a     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
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Featured Route For The Pharcyde
Working out the moves before the first ascent.

More Than Life 5.13a  CO : San Luis Valley : The Pharcyde
This is the razor cut arete on the most beautiful face at the Pharcyde. A very bouldery start (V7) gains the perfect arete. It is a personal favorite of mine....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


Photos of The Pharcyde Slideshow Add Photo
Lydia Gillespie sending Mr. D'Antonio, 5.12a.

Lydia Gillespie sending Mr. D'Antonio, 5.12a.

Andrew McClure on the third ascent of Mr. Nobody.

Andrew McClure on the third ascent of Mr. Nobody.

The Pharcyde.

The Pharcyde.

William Mondragon on a project.

William Mondragon on a project.


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By b hof
From: P West, CO
Mar 24, 2013

It seems like there is some FA bias going on here, these routes look super short with choss at the start of some of them!

By William Mondragon
From: Del Norte Colorado
Apr 1, 2013

@bhof, as you know, the San Luis valley is a place of short sport routes. Yes these routes are short, but it is what we have here. Everyone I have taken to this area has loved it. I thought it would be nice if more folks had a opportunity to come try my routes and enjoy the seclusion of the area. I guess I should just stop bolting new routes right? Go climb at Shelf Road where not just the start of the route is chossy.

By b hof
From: P West, CO
Apr 2, 2013

Keep on bolting, the SLV could use more sport climbing areas! What I'm saying, though, is that I have a hard time believing 3-4 bolt routes are worthy of classic status. This area looks like a galaxy with all the stars your giving these routes. Don't get me wrong the rock looks good for the most part and I bet the routes climb well. Unfortunately it's a bummer when all that ends in 20 or so ft.