Steeper, more exposed, and more sustained than the west face is the route up the southwest gully. It's only fourth class, but there's a lot of loose and dirty rock--it is a gully, after all.

I've only descended this route, so that might be biasing my opinion of it. Overall, though, I'd say the west face or the south face are more enjoyable objectives.

Southwest Gully

South Face

West Face

This is the standard route up Bell Mountain. Many options exist for ascending this easy but sustained third class scramble up the west face.

8 miles round trip.

Steepest line straight up the south face. Protection is available, but if you're experienced enough to safely protect this line--rarely, if ever climbed=mostly loose rock--you're probably better off sans rope.

Given the nature of the rock, I can't say that I recommend this face as a roped climb. As a solo/steep scramble, it's great fun!

Line is mostly 4th class to 5.0 with occasional moves up to 5.3. Definitely not sustained 5.3.

Descend via southwest gully or west face, depending on your preference.

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Routes in Bell Mountain