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Fucoidal Quartzite

Submitted By: Nathan Fisher on Jun 20, 2004
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Description 

Fucoidal Quartzite is some of the best rock in the canyon; hence, it is also very crowded. It is warm and not too far from the road.

Forty routes grace these walls; some being multipitch. The grades range from 5.5 to 5.12d.


Getting There 

Park at the paved parking area at mile marker 472.5. Scramble up to the climbs.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Fucoidal Quartzite:
Community Effort   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Illusions   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Terminalogical Inaxtitude   5.10b/c     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Cannonball   5.10c     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   
Mission   5.10c/d     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Begging For Bolts   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 110 feet   
Limestone Cowboy   5.12a     Sport, 70 feet   
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Featured Route For Fucoidal Quartzite
Climbing with the USU climbing class. Terminological Inexactitude on the right, Begging for Bolts on the left.

Begging For Bolts 5.11a  UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Fucoidal Quartzite
The crux comes just after mid-way (good rest right before the crux). The real challenge of this route is the continuous nature of the climbing and the length. Make sure to take enough draws. You will need to either belay on top or take two ropes to rap. (A 60 METER IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO LOWER). This is a great route....[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


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Drilling in the Dark

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Drilling in the Dark

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Tennis Ball

BETA PHOTO: Tennis Ball


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By alexa
From: logan
Jun 25, 2008

The geology sign got run over last summer and is no longer there.

By Chase Gee
From: Wyoming/ Logan Utah
May 7, 2009

Mile markers changed its now at 470 i believe.

By Aimee Bates
May 28, 2009

It is mile marker 470.5.
WTF? Someone find a whole 200 extra miles somewhere?? Don't ask the ranger about it, apparently a touchy subject : )