Little Spotted Wolf Canyon (on Eastern Reef Slabs )

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Little Spotted Wolf Canyon 

This is a section of the Reef Slabs.The impressive canyon is located on the right along the Reef dirt road about 2 miles from the entrance one can take from I.70 interstate.This area has some one and two pitch climbs that would give a good introduction to the climbing on The Reef. Most of the following climbs have not as yet not been described on the MP site.Also the longest climbs on the Reef ( apart from the "Great White Wall Traverse")and of moderate difficulty the 2000' North Ridge 5.6 will also be listed.As one exits the far end of the canyon about 10 mins walk from the entrance on the right is about a 1000' foot unclimbed vertical face and up to the left the beautiful 200' crack line of "Super Crack of the Swell" 5.10 C1 that still awaits a total free ascent .

Getting There 

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Featured Route For Little Spotted Wolf Canyon (on Eastern Reef Slabs )

Wandering Poet 5.12 PG13  UT : San Rafael Swell : Little Spotted Wolf Canyon ...

Pitch 1- Scramble up rubble slope to small tree. From there a few tenuous moves lead to a soft, narrow ledge system leading up and right. Climb up this and clip the first bolt at about 40 feet. Follow three more bolts up and left (a bit runout). Then climb up and right past one more bolt to a two bolt belay and stance. 5.9+ r115 ft.Pitch 2- Step right and clip bolt. Pull the bulge and climb up and right to another bolt. Good face climbing ...[more]

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