(r) Sideshow Slab
Sideshow Slab in California has 6 routes on 4 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 6 routes
- 5.4 – 5.10b
- Trad · Sport
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
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Sideshow Slab is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. Six routes are listed here, with four trad and two sport options. The grades run from 5.4 to 5.10b, with Sideshow at 5.9 and Ours at 5.10b. The slab itself is the feature, and the name Sideshow Slab is the anchor for the cluster of routes. Several other climbing areas and hikes lie within a short distance. Smooth Sole Wall - Left Side and (o) Right of the Escalator are each about 0.1 mile away, and Suicide Rock is a hike of similar distance. Fern Basin campground is about 2.7 miles off.
Routes (6)
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