Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

South Face

South Face in Nevada has 14 routes across 6 grades, mixed and trad climbing.

14 routes
5.7 – 5.11c
Trad · Mixed

South Face is a climbing area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness of Nevada, within the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits inside designated wilderness and is managed by the BLM. The area holds 14 routes, mostly trad, with a single mixed route. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.11c. Among the listed routes are Windy Corner (5.7), Slabotomy (5.9 mixed), and A Nasty Gash (5.11c). Several climbing areas lie close by. Windy Peak is just 0.1 mile away, and East Face is 0.4 mile off. Mud Spring Canyon is about 0.6 mile away, and the Descent Black Velvet Peak hike is about 1.1 miles from the area.

Routes (14)

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