Paradox

Myopic Glory

Fresh Meat

Sunk Capital

Oompa Loompa

Against The Grain

The 5.7 Corner

Peachy Canoodle

Stone Staircase

Mind the 'Mudgeon

Kontos Clip Up

The 5.7+ Corner

Normandy

The Big Maciejowski

Public Property

Rented Mule

Beginner's Luck

Bilateral symmetry

The Lorax

Climb some tricky moves off the ground through a perpetually wet section of rock to a good rest bucket and a bolt.  Make an awkward, strenuous stemming move into the right facing corner and then climb hero jugs up to an "in your face" bear hug move at the top...

The name says it all. Nothing special but it's nice to have something to warm-up on to get on the neighboring routes in this sector.

 Climb up and left to a hidden jug at the second bolt and a small stance at the third bolt. A hard move leads to increasingly easier climbing with increasing space between bolts.

Don't be dissuaded by the choss on the bottom half of this route.  It gets much better for the finish.  Climb through some loose, dirty, trash in the corner to great climbing on the upper corner arete.  6 bolts to a ring anchor left of the Public Property anchor.     

Crimpy moves off the ground lead to a sharp and crimpy traverse left at the 2nd bolt. Big moves gain a slopey lip which can be surmounted a few different ways. Work right and up over the bulge to a stance. A tricky traverse left and one more tough move leads to hard 5.10 moves to the anchor with an awkward clip for shorter climbers.

Against The Grain is a tremendous line up somewhat hidden section of cliff.  This route allows for safe/difficult climbing on a fractured, gear protected face at first, then a sweeping arete littered with bolts.   

  Hard moves off the deck lead to some difficult exit moves to the first ledge (optional anchor).  More hard moves off the ledge lead to balancy, bolt-protected arete climbing to the anchor.  When last I climbed this, I left as though I could have skipped a couple of the upper bolts, as they are fairly close together.     

  After the initial chossy rock, this route yields some fine schist (oxymoron?!) to the top.

Easy steps lead to mental cruxes. either stem right and hug the outside for a few moves or stay in the corner

This climb seems to have cleaned up to be a nice pitch and is of the most popular routes at Upper West due to the grade and easy access.

 Make your way up a few tenuous moves to a stance with. Continue up the line of bolts through a series of interesting hidden edges and pockets on good rock with a technical crux en route to a stance. Surpass the bulge on good holds and make one final committing move before a small runout, which leads to a 2-bolt anchor.

(Originally envisioned by Seth Maciejowski but after a few years of lonely anchors he gave the FA party the green light to bolt and send it.)

Fun face climbing on clean rock.  Has become very popular since '09.

Admittedly short, highly height-specific, and bouldery AF, but a quality "party trick" boulder problem on a rope. Likely you'll either enjoy it or hate it. 

  Tightly bolted at the start, this one packs a punch and requires technical body positions in order to make the second and third clips. The crux sequence is likely highly height dependent and will be harder for shorter climbers. 

  Easy climbing leads to the bulging headwall. An unlikely sequence of aesthetic quality links features to a small overlap at mid-height. A couple pumpy, big moves lead to easier face climbing and a lower-off station. 

  Named in deference for the consideration given to the route's proximity to the closed project immediately right whose progenitor is lovingly referred to as "The Curmudgeon".

Gain the first bolt either from the left (harder) or using the corner (easier). A hard move reaches the second bolt and easier climbing to the first bulge. Careful consideration will yield an easy exit onto the hand rail, a moderate slabby face, and one last tricky exit move to the fixed anchor.

Can be climbed as a single pitch route or used to link up with Chockstone (Ledangier) on Upper Tier as two pitch outing. Climb the left-facing corner and then though a small roof near top.  

Follow a series of left facing edges up through big moves to a technical, reachy crux before the anchor. Beta is key, but even then, there's a reason that Normandy was named after a battle.

 Great climb for the grade, just as good as Stone Staircase! Unsure of grade, been told it’s 5.8, been told it’s 5.9 so?

Climb left facing corner smearing left wall and using holds on right. one small roof/bulge. Do not escape onto the right side of the block. Stay in the corner for a sustained climb up and over the lip to a ledge with a 2 bolt anchor. Very well protected. when climbed in the rain this route is much harder. I wonder why.

Great well bolted face climbing. Start off climbing in the corner making a few moves left onto the main wall to a good rest ledge. From the ledge embark on a series of crimps and cool quartz pockets to  a glorious easy mantle.

One of the better beginner sport routes at Upper. Better than it appears from the ground! It's recommended to belay from the top.

 The first move can be 5.8 or 5.10 so if you find yourself cursing a lot check your beta. :)

 Make a tricky move to get off the ground and gain a nice jug. After the second bolt make a few committing moves to a good hold before traversing right and up on a big rail. Finally, cruise up an atypical slabby schist face on excellent rounded rock to a huge sloping belay ledge with a two-bolt anchor directly below Doug the Subway Fugitive.

Begin  just left of Oompa Loompa, and 2 routes left of Normandy. Climb the thin crack through a steep start (RPs and small cams) to a good stance beneath the very steep shallow left facing corner. Clip the high bolt and decipher a puzzling and technical crux to gain a second stance beneath the obvious exit "slab". Gain the slab now well out from the bolt, place a couple of finger sized pieces, and surmount the surprisingly interesting exit moves (steeper than they appear from below). The anchor is not visible from below. A great pitch.

Classic Bolton crack climbing!  P1 is a grovelly short offwidth.  Bring very large cams or big bros, or sack up and run it out.  good arm bars but hard to move up and somewhat dirty.  Grovel through brush to a hemlock tree.  Belay.  P2 - Climb the sweet chimney (5.7) good gear in the chimney to the high point of upper west.

Great sport climbing in the 10-11 range with a pair of good 9s to warm up on.

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Routes in E - Lower Tier