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Routes in South Face
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3rd Rail, The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
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[Redacted] T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c R |
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Bears in Heat T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Beekeeper's Apprentice, The T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13 |
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Bellflower, The T 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b |
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Bladerunner T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Blood, Sweat, and Smears T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Blownout T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Blownout (to 1st anchor) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Bluebird T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Boardwalk T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 |
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Borderline T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Cloud Nine T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Couchmaster T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Crazy Horse T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Cruisin' T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Dirty Double, The T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13 |
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Dod's Dastardly Jam T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Dod's Jam P1 T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Excalibur T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Fall Guy S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Fear of Flying T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Fire & Ice T,TR 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Flight Time T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Flying Circus T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Flying Dutchman T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Flying Swallow T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Free for All T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Free For All, Direct T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Free for Some T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Fresh Squeeze T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Ground Zero T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b |
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Icy Treats T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Jensen's Ridge T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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Jill's Thrill T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Left Gull T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Little Wing T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Local Access Only T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Lost Warriors T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R |
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Maiden's Escape, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 |
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Norseman, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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North Country T 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a PG13 |
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Old Warriors Never Die S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13 |
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Pink Panther, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 |
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Pipeline T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Reasonable Richard T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Rhythm Method S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Right Gull T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Rise Up T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Rock Police T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Rockmaster T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Rookie Nookie T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b C1 |
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Seagull T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Sky Fishermen (free variation of Grunge Book) T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 |
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South East Corner T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Spring Fever T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 |
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Stardust T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R |
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Steppenwolf T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Stone Rodeo S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Sufficiently Breathless T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Tennessee Walker T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Uprising T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Whit's Wall T 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b R |
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Wild Turkeys T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R |
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Windsurfer T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Windwalker T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Winter Delight T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Young Warriors T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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| Type: | Trad, 600 ft (182 m), 6 pitches, Grade II |
| FA: | John Orenshall, Gene Todd 1954 |
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| Shared By: | Karsten Duncan on Feb 26, 2006 |
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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.
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
Airy views of the Columbia gorge, good rock, and superb climbing make this route a classic and THE most popular route at Beacon Rock. Almost every climbable weekend will see ascents.
Finding the start of this route can be a challenge. Go down the climbers trail on the East side of Beacon. After turning the corner watch for a rise in terrain. Just past the rise the route starts in a right angling corner.
Pitch 1: 5.6 Climb up the right leaning corner and then up a crack to a nice ledge. Be careful pulling onto the ledge as there may be loose rocks. Belay from a bolted anchor
Pitch 2: 3rd class Traverse down a few feet and then straight right for a pitch. Belay at bolted anchors. Pro is sparse but the climbing is easy. Most people link pitch one and two.
P3: 5.7 Pull the steep mantle immediately up and left of the anchor and continue up the ramp above (or the right-leaning, right-facing dihedral just left of the ramp) until you have pulled a couple of vertical moves past some old pins. Make a short traverse to your right, around the corner, to a hand crack, and then head straight up for a short distance to the large belay ledge with tree. Do not belay off the tree! 30m.
P4: Ascend the obvious left-leaning, right-facing dihedral/ramp up and left from the belay. Build a trad anchor shortly after you gain the narrow dirty ledge. Anchors for Jill's Thrill are down and to the left, around a slight rock outcropping. Ignore these if continuing to the top. 40m.
P5: Walk left along the dirty ledge for a very short distance then turn right up a wide, shallow gully that is littered with dirt and loose rock. The short offwidth is at the top, and slightly to the right, of this gully. I personally prefer to build an anchor here at the top of the offwidth. ~20m.
P6: Head up and right along the low-angle ramp, and clip the ancient bolt off to your left at the top (for the rope) before walking right along a ledge a short distance and around a bit of a corner. Go straight up the face above you and build an anchor on the large ledge at the top. ~40m.
P7: Many people solo this pitch as it's unexposed and easy (5.4?). Go up and left from the ledge, taking the line of least resistance up the low-angle ridge/spine of clean rock. At a large ledge on the last of the solid rock, you'll have a hard-to-see piton down low and a bolt scar. Body belay, redirect off the piton, or belay off your harness with the piton for backup. DO NOT GO UP THE SCREE SLOPE TO BELAY FROM A TREE! ~ 30m.
Unrope and walk off initially to the north (climber's right), then up the trail through the trees to the hikers' trail.
Finding the start of this route can be a challenge. Go down the climbers trail on the East side of Beacon. After turning the corner watch for a rise in terrain. Just past the rise the route starts in a right angling corner.
Pitch 1: 5.6 Climb up the right leaning corner and then up a crack to a nice ledge. Be careful pulling onto the ledge as there may be loose rocks. Belay from a bolted anchor
Pitch 2: 3rd class Traverse down a few feet and then straight right for a pitch. Belay at bolted anchors. Pro is sparse but the climbing is easy. Most people link pitch one and two.
P3: 5.7 Pull the steep mantle immediately up and left of the anchor and continue up the ramp above (or the right-leaning, right-facing dihedral just left of the ramp) until you have pulled a couple of vertical moves past some old pins. Make a short traverse to your right, around the corner, to a hand crack, and then head straight up for a short distance to the large belay ledge with tree. Do not belay off the tree! 30m.
P4: Ascend the obvious left-leaning, right-facing dihedral/ramp up and left from the belay. Build a trad anchor shortly after you gain the narrow dirty ledge. Anchors for Jill's Thrill are down and to the left, around a slight rock outcropping. Ignore these if continuing to the top. 40m.
P5: Walk left along the dirty ledge for a very short distance then turn right up a wide, shallow gully that is littered with dirt and loose rock. The short offwidth is at the top, and slightly to the right, of this gully. I personally prefer to build an anchor here at the top of the offwidth. ~20m.
P6: Head up and right along the low-angle ramp, and clip the ancient bolt off to your left at the top (for the rope) before walking right along a ledge a short distance and around a bit of a corner. Go straight up the face above you and build an anchor on the large ledge at the top. ~40m.
P7: Many people solo this pitch as it's unexposed and easy (5.4?). Go up and left from the ledge, taking the line of least resistance up the low-angle ridge/spine of clean rock. At a large ledge on the last of the solid rock, you'll have a hard-to-see piton down low and a bolt scar. Body belay, redirect off the piton, or belay off your harness with the piton for backup. DO NOT GO UP THE SCREE SLOPE TO BELAY FROM A TREE! ~ 30m.
Unrope and walk off initially to the north (climber's right), then up the trail through the trees to the hikers' trail.
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