The Town of Saint George & some of it's surroundin...
Description
In and around the city of Saint George various small crags exist. This sunny, southwest corner of the state boasts a little of everything, which I have only sampled, but am writing up here to get the ball rolling.
The crags are mostly good, but slightly soft sandstone, sporting crimpers, slopers, pockets and nice corners and a splitter here and there. There are also limestone crags to the south and to the west. There are walls facing in every given direction which can get sun or shade at various times of day, depending on which crag you are at.
The town of Saint George has plenty of services and hotels as well as nearby 'improved camping' at Snow Canyon State Park or free camping just outside town on BLM land. With the exception of Snow Canyon State Park and Crawdad Canyon the St. George crags are free access. While there may be no true classic lines on these cliffs worthy of a trip to the area, there are plenty of good routes in the area which could provide several days of climbing fun.
Getting There
The directions for each individual crag will be more telling, but the journey to each starts near St. George Ave (I-15 Exit 8) or Bluff Street (I-15 Exit 6) in Saint George. The area is littered with cliffs, canyons, and crags.
This route is a destination climb, nad the finest I have done in Snow Canyon. The pitches are each distinctly different in nature, with 3/4 of them being 2-to-3 star pitches in their own right. The position of the climb is also great, giving a nice view of the area and plenty of exposure.Hike into Aftershock wall and find the line of chalk and pins/bolts rising up and left on the right hand edge of a massive arch. P1: (5.10a, 30M) Start up thi...[more]
It is pretty lame nobody has entered any of the hundreds of hards routes that are in the saint george area!! Do you all really travel to send, or just to putz around??? Out of all the stellar routes in the area these are all that have been entered!! Whats up????? For instance the VRG is considered a saint george crag and has some of the best routes and rock in the u.s.. Why point people in the direction of black rocks or chuckawalla!! These are good cliffs but no where near the caliber as the gorge... Check it out sometime you might really find a differance!!!
You don't hurt my feelings.. As a matter of fact I just speak the truth!!! The rock in the gorge is bullet and as good as anything in the u.s... Open your eyes!!! Climbing in the gorge is know differant than climbing in crowded yosemite or zion.. As a matter of fact it is not crowded it is just noisy and if you can overcome that, you will end up stronger all around.. It is a beautiful place.. It is not my fault some congressman decided to put a freeway there!!! Another thing is I love all climbing has to offer! I have climbed routes all over from remote alpine bigwalls to side of the road sport crags. Don't start calling me an A@@hole until you know me... Or at least have gotten your facts straight!!!!! Thanks
Just a quick comeback on Clays spray.I fully agree on the quality of stone and routes at the VRG.It must be noted though,if you do not climb 5.12 and your into the whole wilderness experience don't waste your time.
There are some crags within an hour of the VRG that have nice stone/routes/views but in the end its still just sport climbing. (not that there is anything wrong with that)
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