3-4 days for bouldering/climbing in SLC area
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CO front-range climbers coming to SLC for 3-4 days later this month for bouldering, sport, and/or trad. Any recommendations for day trips around SLC? Areas and routes. Never been to SLC for climbing before. :-( |
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I would check out little cottonwood canyon. Lots of trad,Bouldering and some great routes at hellgate |
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If you are really stoked on bouldering Joe's Valley is worth the trip, although it is just starting to cold down. |
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Thanks guys! |
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Maple Canyon and City of Rocks. The City is only about 2:30 from SLC. I'd spend two days there, one day in Maple, (about 2:30 the opposite direction), and then one day in Little Cottonwood. Unless you're looking to get in a lot of mileage on hard sport routes, I wouldn't spend a day at AF. It's great for what it is (moderate to hard sport routes) but it's not in the top 3 or 4 areas up here. |
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Maple canyon is indeed incredible. You should get out there if you can. |
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It has been several years since I was at city of Rocks, but the climbing and the scenery are amazing. Joshua tree with holds is the bet description I have heard of the place. |
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Big and Little Cottonwood alone could keep you busy for weeks, let alone 3-4 days. LCC has tons of multipitch trad routes and some good sport stuff near the top (Albian Basin and Hellgate if you don't mind a little choss). It also has tons of amazing bouldering with little to no approach. BCC has more sport that I like. S curves for harder stuff, and Challenge Buttress and the Slips for easy to moderate stuff. |