Sit start low to the furthest left of the face (other side of the tight squeeze between blocks). Starting holds are a left hand low crimp and a right hand sloper rail.

 Move up to gain a deep in-cut in the left trending seam, but continue upward (not following left out of the seam) to a higher sloper. Continue straight to the top.

Side Bench Direct

Side Bench

Bench Please

Sit start low to the furthest left of the face (other side of the tight squeeze between blocks). Starting holds are a left hand low crimp and a right hand sloper rail.

 Move up to gain a deep incut in the left trending seam. Follow seam to the nice top out left.

When standing at the Main Bench face, this is directly to your left. This line is the first one you see when walking toward the boulder. 

 Low water levels required.

 Follow the long downward diagonal line to the juggy section at its base (in-cut juggy and good flat section below the main diagonal line feature).

 Sit start matched and move up and right toward the diagonal, using the pinch/pockets left of diagonal and the nice rounded pinch at the top of diagonal feature. Move to the lip sloper and scoops above to top out.

When at the bench just before you reach the Casablanca Boulders you will clearly see two big boulders in the river close to the trail. The closest one is Main Bench, the one just beyond it is Side Bench.

 During high water these are completely unclimbable, with sometimes half of the holds underwater. During normal river flow, some serious effort would need to go into building water landings. Only during low water stages or drought can these be climbed easily.

 Side Bench has a long inside face with a handful of excellent climbs. The close block creates a tight corridor that needs to be well padded for most of the middle lines, but the left-most and right-most lines are open and easy to pad.

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Routes in Side Bench Boulder