Hellgate East, The Melting Mud Wall

Park your car off of the main canyon road. Stay on the trails MORE INFO >>> This is private property. Respect it and consider it a privilege to climb here. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Greg & crew on Melting Mud wall in winter

Description 

This is the furthest East of the most significant East Hellgate Walls. Though one of the last to be developed, it is the first one encountered hiking up the trail. Maybe due to this last factoid, it is also probably the most popular and most crowded. MMW offers long and well protected routes, two-pitch routes, aesthetic movement, and modern day classics in the 5.8 to 5.11 range. If one discusses the highest quality (if there is such a concept in some people's minds regarding upper LCC) Hellgate limestone, perhaps the Melting Mud Wall, despite its name to the contrary, stands tall in the quality ratings.

If you want to get out of the gym and get that high alpine feeling with minimal effort, walk the 7 minutes it takes to get to this place. Big Fun will be yours.
I will warn all visitors again, please wear a helmet at all times while visitng this area.

Getting There 

Park off the main Little Cottonwood Canyon Wall below the Microwave. This is directly across from the Alta bypass road.

The Classics

Featured Route For Hellgate East, The Melting Mud Wall

Antidote 5.10a  UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Hellgate East, The Melting ...

buy the topos at IME around left of REI on 33rd south 10 dollars...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT

Photos of Hellgate East, The Melting Mud Wall Slideshow

Add Photo

Bobby Gray Mind Melting.