Smooth Sole Wall - Left Side
7-route climbing area in California with mixed and trad styles.
Photo: HikingMike, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11d
- Trad · Mixed
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Smooth Sole Wall - Left Side 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. The wall's left side holds seven routes, six of which are trad and one is mixed. Grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11d, with the median around 5.10c. Among the named routes are Drowned Out at 5.10a, Blown Out at 5.10d and Steppin' Out at 5.11d. Over and Out is the mixed route at 5.9. Several other climbing areas and hikes lie within a short distance. (o) Right of the Escalator and (s) Tiny Pillars are each about 0.1 mile away, and Suicide Rock is a hike at a similar distance. Fern Basin campground is about 2.7 miles off.
Routes (7)
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