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Hard Rock

Submitted By: Spencer Anderson on Oct 8, 2004
Administrators: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard
Latitude: 40.4507  Longitude: -111.6717 
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BETA PHOTO: The Hard Rock Area.


Description 

Hard Rock is a great area, with possibly the largest variety of grades and excellent crag positioning. Hard Rock is great almost all year for people of all experience levels. Hard Rock is home to American Fork's easiest routes, 5.6 and 5.7, but the majority of the climbs are in the 5.11-5.12 range.

This is a terrific and fun crag to learn how to lead climb/belay. Hard Rock faces west and south-west, getting good shade in the morning and a lot of sun from the afternoon on.

A stick clip is handy for some of the harder routes


Getting There 

To reach the crag head up 1.7 miles up from the monument flagpole, a bit past Little Mill campground. You can park on the north side, in a pay area, or on the south side in the small pull off. Locate the faint tail on the north side of the road and hike up about five minutes following a stream drainage. It takes about five minute to get to the start of the crag, which continues right and wraps around the corner.



Featured Route For Hard Rock
Perin on <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105837850'>Suicide Blonde</a>.

Suicide Blonde 5.11b  UT : Wasatch Range : Hard Rock
Overhung and short. Jugs most of the way up. Moves surrounding the last bolt are slightly desperate. ...[more]


Add Photo Photos of Hard Rock
Next-to-west-most wall at Hard Rock, the <em>Forgotten Wall</em>.<br />1 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105885695'>Stump</a> 5.8<br />2 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105885699'>Many Options</a> 5.10a<br />3 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/106050295'>Firstborn</a> 5.10c

BETA PHOTO: Next-to-west-most wall at Hard Rock, the Forgo...

The Hard Rock, South West Face<br />15 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105837747'>Treehugger</a> 5.10b<br />16 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105741350'>Vaporous Apparition</a> 5.9<br />17 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105817604'>Gas Boost</a> 5.8

BETA PHOTO: The Hard Rock, South West Face
15 Treehugger 5....


The Hard Rock South Wall<br />18 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105741965'>Eight to Eleven</a> 5.11b/c<br />19 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105741971'>Stoic Calculus</a> 5.7<br />20 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105741968'>Rockapella</a> 5.7<br />21 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/105742064'>Platinum Blonde</a> 5.10a

BETA PHOTO: The Hard Rock South Wall
18 Eight to Eleven 5.11b/c
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22 <a href='/v/utah/wasatch_range/american_fork_canyon/106003242'>Winds of Fire</a> 5.10

BETA PHOTO: 22 Winds of Fire 5.10

Unknown climber on <em>Hard Rock</em>. Route is either <em>Beehive</em> or <em>Teeanova</em>.

Unknown climber on Hard Rock. Route is ei...