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Access via Big Cottonwood Canyon leaves little other options other than passing through private property and people's back yards to access the steep north facing hillside up to Powder Ridge Wall or Native American Crag. The other and longer approach is via Ferguson Canyon.
Bolt counts and positions are approximate. The fi...
Description
CG is on the right or West Facing part of the Native American Crag. Look for bolts starting at the NW corner. Due to rope drag, this climb is comprised of two short pitches, each with distinctive cruxes.
Pitch #1: An awkward start off the ground passing a bolt at a bulge to a short little headwall highstepping up some chickenheads to slab and a two bolt belay ledge. 5.10a. Pitch #2: Climb the corner clipping a bolt out left on the face to a roof traverse that necessitates thoughtful gumption to the arete. Follow the pleasant arete to the top of the climb and a two-bolt belay. 5.10a/b.
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Location
As noted above. NW corner of Native American Crag.
By Arie Leeflang From: City of Salt Sep 12, 2008 rating: 5.10
Interesting route (in a good way). It threads its way up semi-solid rock avoiding the crouton pile the rest of this crag seems to be. Well bolted. The second pitch crux was wild followed by fantastic moves up the upper arete with some exposure. A couple chickenheads I thought were bomber ended up being deployed into outer space. I guess I need to loose some weight. Thanks James and Ryan for a fun route.
Interesting account...thanks go to Ryan Brough for finding this bit of obscurity. One would have to be quite creative to come up with additional lines on this one. Right On Ryan!
Native American Crag
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