Fang Spire  5.9+ C3

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Type:  Aid, 5 pitches, 650 feet, Grade IV Consensus:  5.9+ C3 [details] FA:  Kyle Copeland and John Middendorf 1988 Submitted By:  ErikK on Mar 8, 2007 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

BETA PHOTO: The Fang Spire is in the center of the photo, it's...

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Seasonal Raptor Closures MORE INFO >>> The following cliffs will be closed to climbing beginning March 1, 2012: Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne (beyond single- and double-pitched climbs), Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Spry, The Streaked Wall, Mount Kinesava, and the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek. All other cliffs will remain open to climbing. See www.nps.gov/zion/parknews/2012-climbing-closures-announced.h>>> for more info This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

This is the sugar-capped spire that stands in front of East Temple. This route has some really cool, exposed hooking on solid sandstone and some other creative aid .

There is good topo from bigwall.com.

There is also an updated topo in the visitor center.

Protection 

This route goes all clean; no hammers needed.

• Two sets of HB offsets or micro nuts

• Two sets stoppers

• Three sets of C3s

• Three sets of C4s #.3 - #.4

• Two sets of C4s #.5 - #4

• Two talons

• One large hook

• Other assorted hooks

• Two 60m ropes

Location 

Park at the pull off 1/2mile up on the Mt. Carmel Hwy form the Zion Canyon Rd. and Mt. Carmel Hwy junction. The pull off is on the left just before the bridge.

The Fang Spire is almost directly above the pullout on the left side of East Temple. Basically follow the trail that leads out from the pull off along the river and go directly up to the base. It's a short but steep approach.

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BETA PHOTO: P1 is the crack in the center of the light colored...	BETA PHOTO: Ahhhh the summit, This is a really cool ledge, it ...	Hook Placement
TDA on the first pitch	D-N-A on the summit.	Heidi Gledhill and Derrick Fassbender on the Fang ...
Closer shot of Heidi Gledhill and Derrick Fassbend...