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Pistol Whipped Rock Climbing

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Routes in Pistol Whipped

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	Armed & Dangerous T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Broken Arrow T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Bulletproof Roof T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Chambered Round T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cocked T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Corn Thing T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cowgirls Like em' Big T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Coyne Crack Simulator T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Coyote Essence T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Dee is Dancing T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Desert Eagle T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Dusty Trails to Nowhere T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Fairy Tales T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Girls Just Wanna Have Guns T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Gun Fever T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Hand Cannon T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Haters' Ball T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Have a Heart Donna T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Hijinx in the Desert T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Jolly Rancher T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Kelley Route 14 T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Maverick T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Montana Weed Connection, The T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Nathan Martin T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Parting of the Sensory T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Peacemaker T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Pinyon Pining T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pistol Whipped T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Pocket Derringer T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Ramrod T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Revenge of the Rock Gods T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Rio's Double Action T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Rock Out with Your Glock Out T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Rump Roast II T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Sawed-Off Pump T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Scatter T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Short and Stupid T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Short Round T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Sig Sauer T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Silencer, The T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Skidmarks T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Smoker's Lounge T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Snakeskin Boots T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Spaghetti Western T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Steve's Wimpout T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Street Sweeper T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Super Saiyan T 5.13+ 8b 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Tommy Gun T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Top Gun T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Trigger Finger T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unnamed T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unnamed 10+ Left of Sig Sauer T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unnamed 5.11 at top of trail T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Wolf's Ear T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Wounded Knee T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Yehaw T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b

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WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

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Description

A good area with a nice variety of climbs. Although somewhat remote, the climbing quality, concentration, and difficulty insures that this areas still sees a good amount of traffic. Most climbs reside in the 10+ range with a few 5.11 classics.

The buttress faces west and as a result gets good sun later in the day. With proper timing it's a good choice on both hot or cold days.

Getting There

From the Hwy 211/Beef Basin road junction head south several miles until you encounter a fence and cattle guard. A few hundred yards past this (the *second* road on the left) look for a well-maintained road that angles back to the northeast.

Take this road through an active creek (good 2WD's can make it) past the cottonwoods to another road junction. Turn right and go about a mile until you are directly under the point of the buttress where it starts to jut back east. Pull off the road and park. Road improvements in the past several years have trivialized the drive and taken a large chunk off the approach.

Find a cairned trail that follows a shallow wash (please take a second to find it!) and then up the talus to the base. From here, climbs fan out to either side, but take a topo or a knowledgable friend as very few plaques exist.

56 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Pistol Whipped

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

5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 201 ● Skidmarks Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 450 ● Jolly Rancher Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 85 ● Chambered Round Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 246 ● Wounded Knee Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 123 ● Revenge of the Rock Gods Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 41 ● Girls Just Wanna Have Guns Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 276 ● Coyne Crack Simulator Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 386 ● Spaghetti Western Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 15 ● Unnamed 5.11 at top of trail Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 194 ● Sig Sauer Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 22 ● Pistol Whipped Trad 3 pitches
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 8 ● Kelley Route 14 Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 65 ● Yehaw Trad
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 16 ● Nathan Martin Trad
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 20 ● Fairy Tales Trad