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Latest Routes

Name Rating Type Location Submitted By Date

Riding Giants (FA)

5.9 R

Trad, 1 pitch, 145 feet

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Tidal Wave

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Blue Crush (FA)

5.9

Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Tidal Wave

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Point Break

5.10-

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Tidal Wave

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

KP 109

5.8+

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Tidal Wave

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Latest Photos

Photo Caption Location By Date
Kelly working here way up the crack.

Kelly working here way up the crack.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Splitter (5.11b/c)

Carl Rene Pelletier

Sep 30, 2009

Justin in the tricky roof section...watch out for really wrenching on the back of your hand in the double hand crack just below the roof.

Justin in the tricky roof section...watch out for really wrenching on the back of your hand in the double hand crack just below the roof.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Splitter (5.11b/c)

Carl Rene Pelletier

Sep 30, 2009

Justin passing the tricky roof and moving into the more mellow portion of the crack.

Justin passing the tricky roof and moving into the more mellow portion of the crack.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Splitter (5.11b/c)

Carl Rene Pelletier

Sep 30, 2009

Eric doesn't know whether to honor OR obey the tied off shallow angle piton...

Eric doesn't know whether to honor OR obey the tied off shallow angle piton...

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : To Honor and Obey (5.9 R)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Eric's got 'er dailed...

Eric's got 'er dailed...

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : To Honor and Obey (5.9 R)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Tidal Wave (5.10c)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Tidal Wave

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Jason boulders out the start of KP109 in January 2004.

Jason boulders out the start of KP109 in January 2004.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : KP 109 (5.8+)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Mike near the top of Riding Giants.

Mike near the top of Riding Giants.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Riding Giants (5.9 R)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Approximate route location of Riding Giants.  Climber is on Tidal Wave.

Approximate route location of Riding Giants. Climber is on Tidal Wave.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Riding Giants (5.9 R)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Eric cleans up Blue Crush.

Eric cleans up Blue Crush.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Blue Crush (5.9)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Mike susses out the tricky start of Point Break.

Mike susses out the tricky start of Point Break.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : Point Break (5.10-)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Eric gettin' some KP 109.

Eric gettin' some KP 109.

ID : Castle Rocks State Park : ... : KP 109 (5.8+)

Brian in SLC

Sep 12, 2009

Latest Comments

 

Location: ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Competition Wall, South Sid... : Shop and Compare (5.10a)
By: Carl Rene Pelletier When: Sep 30, 2009

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Comments: I'm not sure that a light rack is necessary. Getting to the first bolt a bit tricky...I guess that you could place a #2 cam in the crack before the first bolt, after that no need for gear...in my opinion. I carried a light rack only to have it clang around behind me throughout the climb. There is a place that you could place a #1 or #2 on the second pitch (it's a ways between bolt, but the climbing is pretty easy). I think that this was a really cool climb and very well bo... more >>


Location: ID : Castle Rocks State Park : Competition Wall, South Sid... : Splitter (5.11b/c)
By: wilcox510 When: Sep 29, 2009

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Comments: Fun route, but I don't think its any harder than 11a (Harvest at the COR felt harder at 10d). I would suggest more small gear and less big gear. Once you get to the #1 Camalot size crack its pretty easy. Cams work fine down low (0.5 and 0.75 really low, then some small TCUs before and after the roof).



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