Some of the best single pitch crack climbes in the area.
Getting There
Drive west out of Grand Junction on Broadway (state highway 340) into the Redlands. Drive approximately 3 miles turning left (south) onto Redlands Parkway. After.5 mile the road curves right (east) and becomes South Broadway at South Camp Road. Continue west on South Broadway for approximately .5 mile to Wildwood Drive, turning left at the Liberty Cap Trailhead Sign and parking lot on the right. A 30-40 minute hike, level at first then steep, will bring you to a sign reading " to rim rock drive- Liberty Cap Trail (right) Ute Canyon Trail (left) Take Ute Canyon follow until Buttress is on the left, look for a path that leads up the cliff face. (Courtesy of Desert Rock III, Eric Bjornstad)
Start off with two hand cracks, then start cranking up steep hand jams till you surmount a bulge. Then it turns into loose fingers and ledges. Great climb that takes some endurance....[more]
Liberty Cap
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