Quartz Crack Face

If you enjoy being gawked at by tourists, this is the place to climb! The main parking lot in the notch offers a great view of this impressive section of rock. It's big, steep, and has huge roofs near the top.

Most of the routes (including the namesake Quartz Crack 5.9) on this wall come in at the sub 5.10 level, but shouldn't be underestimated. The protection is generally pretty good, but there can be mandatory run-outs on easier ground.

The wall faces southeast and gets sun from the morning through the greater part of the day. Storms can roll in even on a bluebird day in the notch.

Most of the popular routes on the wall will have new bolted rappel options to bail. However, once you top out on the cliff, you'll have to hike off [climber's right] a ways to find the rappel.