California · Rock climbing · Idyllwild

The Sting

Upper-middle difficulty among 20 routes at Northwest Recess.

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One of 20 routes catalogued at Northwest Recess, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.12a span.

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(d) Northwest Recess — the crag this route is on
(d) Northwest Recess, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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