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Bend West Rock Climbing

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Routes in Bend West

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	Cascade Curtain T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	White Oak Massacre T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Salmon Song T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Tiers T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Treatment Bound T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cruel Harvest T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pure Joy T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Reckoning T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	House Rules S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hallowed Ground T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sugar Kicks T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Zero Tolerance T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Ambient Domain T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Tragically Hip S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	C.I.A. (Central Inquisition of Attitudes) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Another One Bites the Dust T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Private Passion T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Access Issue: Currently closed (2021) due to nesting eagles. Details

Access Issue: Fire Burn Area Details

It appears that the Rimrock Fire burned through the Tieton. If anyone has updates, please post them in the comments. Until then, consider climbing elsewhere.

Description

The most popular area at the Bend, especially around Pure Joy (5.10c), where there are a dozen or so quality routes packed into a concentrated area. Some routes on the left are accessed from a ledge system.

Morning shade, comes into the sun by mid-afternoon.

Getting There

Turn right upon reaching the crag and hike up the hill. To reach the Pure Joy area, take the final left-hand spur.

17 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bend West

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 29 ● Private Passion Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Another One Bites the Dust Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 46 ● Tiers Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 23 ● Cruel Harvest Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 45 ● Hallowed Ground Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 33 ● Salmon Song Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 36 ● Treatment Bound Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 48 ● Reckoning Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 52 ● Pure Joy Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 22 ● Sugar Kicks Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 13 ● Ambient Domain Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 12 ● House Rules Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 6 ● Zero Tolerance Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 14 ● C.I.A. (Central Inquisition of A… Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 15 ● Tragically Hip Sport