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// Rock climbing · Arkansas

Climbing at West Side

134 routes on 12 walls, 5.5–5.14a. In Arkansas. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the appThe grades
Routes
134
Walls
12
Grades
5.5–5.14a
Rock
Sandstone
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.14a. Half are between 5.9 and 5.11a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly east-facing: morning sun, afternoon shade.

North0 sectorsNortheast5 sectorsEast4 sectorsSoutheast3 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 12 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Walls Of MoriaNE · 55° · 5.7–5.11c20 routes
02Crackhouse AlleySE · 132° · 5.7–5.12b18 routes
03The ArcadeNE · 39° · 5.8–5.11a17 routes
04Ren and StimpySE · 123° · 5.7–5.12d17 routes
05Confederate CracksNE · 65° · 5.7–5.11d15 routes
06Titanic BoulderE · 89° · 5.8–5.13a10 routes
07Prophecy WallNE · 43° · 5.8–5.14a9 routes
08Street Fighter WallNE · 27° · 5.8–5.12b8 routes
09Titanic WallE · 89° · 5.5–5.10b7 routes
10The Doomsday WallE · 78° · 5.8–5.10b6 routes
11Green RoomE · 80° · V1–V55 boulders
12Black CaveSE · 123° · V92 boulders

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Idaho BouldersShingles AreaNorth Forty BouldersNorth SideValley FloorHidden BouldersMiddle EastEast SideSteel Creek - Upper Buffalo RiverBuffalo River RegionHaunt HollowDismal HollowWest SideARKANSAS · 36 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Idaho BouldersV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering0 mi · 58 boulders02Shingles AreaV0–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering0 mi · 4 boulders03North Forty BouldersV0–V10 · Shale · Bouldering0 mi · 55 boulders04North Side5.2–5.13d · Shale · Sport0 mi · 184 routes05Valley Floor5.9–5.12a · boulders V0–V5 · Sandstone · Sport · Bouldering0 mi · 10 routes and boulders06Hidden BouldersV8 · Sandstone · Bouldering0 mi · 1 boulder07Middle East5.4–5.12a · boulders V2–V10 · Shale · Sport0 mi · 43 routes and boulders08East Side5.0–5.13a · boulders V0–V8 · Shale · Sport0 mi · 162 routes and boulders
// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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