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Hard Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Hard Rock

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	Beehive S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Born Again S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Bumbly Bells S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Chalkless and Discontent S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Cyberlag S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Dreadlocks S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Eight to Eleven S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Emotional Geometry S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Firstborn S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Gas Boost S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Juggernaut S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Juggernaut Roof S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Land Shark S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Late for Dinner S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Many Options S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Platinum Blonde S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Primal Magic S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Punch The Clock (Roof) S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Quicker Picker Upper S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rockapella S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Six to Eleven S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Stoic Calculus S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Stump S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Suicide Blonde S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Teeanova S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Treehugger S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Unknown 5.10+ S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unknown 5.10a S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unknown 5.10c S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Unknown 5.6 S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Unknown 5.9 S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unknown Left S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Unknown Roof Crack S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Vaporous Apparition S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Vixen Blonde (aka Punch the Clock) S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Winds of Fire S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Description

Hard Rock is a great area, with possibly the largest variety of grades and excellent crag positioning. Hard Rock is great almost all year for people of all experience levels. Hard Rock is home to American Fork's easiest routes, 5.6 and 5.7, but the majority of the climbs are in the 5.11-5.12 range.

This is a terrific and fun crag to learn how to lead climb/belay. Hard Rock faces west and south-west, getting good shade in the morning and a lot of sun from the afternoon on.

A stick clip is handy for some of the harder routes

Getting There

At mile marker 12 there is parking for a picnic area on the left (NORTH) side of the road (Little Mill Campground). You'll know it’s right if it has a few parking stalls and an outhouse. This is the ideal place to park. Take the obvious trail heading up canyon (EAST) into the picnic area. Follow this trail all the way up until you hit the crag. Alternatively there is an entrance to the trail from roadside just after the picnic tables end. It’s about 350 feet from previously stated parking. Once the picnic area ends the trail starts heading up towards the crag. The trail is very good and well maintained, if you are on a bad trail, you have gone the wrong way. It’s about a 5 minute walk to the crag from trailhead.

GPS coordinates for parking area 40.4494743, -111.6740341

GPS for alternative street entrance 40.4496761, -111.6726810

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hard Rock

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 370 ● Rockapella Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 351 ● Stoic Calculus Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 234 ● Vaporous Apparition Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 219 ● Stump Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 384 ● Platinum Blonde Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 217 ● Many Options Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 386 ● Winds of Fire Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 150 ● Emotional Geometry Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 171 ● Firstborn Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 209 ● Six to Eleven Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 177 ● Primal Magic Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 261 ● Suicide Blonde Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 271 ● Juggernaut Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 152 ● Teeanova Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 48 ● Juggernaut Roof Sport