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West Face Rock Climbing

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Routes in West Face

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	Arrested Development T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Beth Priestley Memorial Route T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C1
	Boulder Problem in the Sky T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Calamine Corner T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Climbswell Butterflakes S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cruel Sea S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Dragon Does Not Serve, The S,TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dreadful Wind and Rain, The S,TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Drill's Thrill S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Durin's Bane S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Garden Party T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Hard Times T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Hazy Daze T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Heretic's Highway T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A1
	I Never Said I was Brave T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Iron Cross (aka On the Move) T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
	Kingpin T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Labyrinth T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lay Lady Lay T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Minotaur, The S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Moondog T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Piece of Cake T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ragtime T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Ramblin Rose T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Rip City T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Scarlet's Begonia S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Secure Attachment S,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Separation Anxiety T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Ship of Fools S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Sick and Tired T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Slow Train S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Sweet Jane S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Synchronicity aka The Evil Ivy T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Talk'n'LawyerKillerBluez T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a C1
	Time Bandits T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	Tourist Attraction S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Tourist Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Valar Morghulis S,TR 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Waters Edge T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Access Issue: CLOSURES: South and East Faces (NW & W Faces Remain Open) Details

The South Face and access trail is closed from Feb. 1st through July 15th, depending on peregrine falcon nesting. Portland Area Climbers Coalition, Washington Climbers Coalition, and the Access Fund are coordinating on this issue. Disregarding this closure will harm their efforts to adjust it and their relationship with land managers.

The east face is closed to climbing year-round due to possible sensitive/endangered plant species.

The NW face and West face routes remain open.

See Closure section below for more details.

Description

The West Side, Sunset Wall, is accessed by a short trail that cuts off (to the right) from the main Beacon Rock hikers summit trail. Look for a faint path to the right about 30 feet after the "Weed Seed" foot brush station and the first set of railing and bridge. If you hike up the rock, you've gone too far. As you hike down to the base of the west side; there is some poison oak near the trail so keep an eye out and enjoy the sunset!

Getting There

Follow the trail from the parking lot towards the main hiker’s trail. The climber’s trail cuts off to the right just before the switchbacks to the green gate. An upper and lower climber trail cuts directly to the base of routes where crude belay platforms have been constructed.

Labyrinth (5.8), can be climbed to access the "Upper West Side" climbs.

39 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at West Face

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 8 ● Ramblin Rose Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 13 ● Hazy Daze Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Garden Party Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Slow Train Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Waters Edge Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 6 ● Arrested Development Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Sweet Jane Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Moondog Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 16 ● Kingpin Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 12 ● Separation Anxiety Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 5 ● Tourist Attraction Sport
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 13 ● Time Bandits Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 6 ● Rip City Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 6 ● Hard Times Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 5 ● Drill's Thrill Sport