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DescriptionJust west of Kermit's Wall/Perhaps Area is another section of cliffs called The Waterfront. Home to black streaked rock galore, The Waterfront boasts several bolted slab routes along with steep and difficult cracks. Not nearly as popular as Green A area's, The Waterfront is a nice locale to beat the crowds. Getting TherePark as for the Gate Buttress, and hike past the Tower Boulder. Continue through the talus field, angling up and west. Look for cairns as they are present. After the talus field ends, find the soft trail through the trees and bushes to the base of the Waterfront. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Waterfront, The:
Cold Duck WI4- R Trad, Ice, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Losing My Religion 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches, 205 feet, Grade II
Certain Death 5.8+ Trad, 1 pitch, 140 feet
Barefoot in Barbados 5.10a Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Disco Duck 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Acapulco Arete 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Mantels to Mazatlan 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Disco Chicken 5.11a R Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet
On the Waterfront 5.12a Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Flirtin' Death 5.12 Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 150 feet
Disco Captain 5.12 Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Featured Route For Waterfront, The
Certain Death 5.8+ UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Waterfront, The
This route was probably named this scary name because it was first climbed back when large protection was unavailable. With modern big gear one could sew it up if the climbing gear budget was big enough.The large OW is visible from the schoolroom area and once at the base, you can really see how big it really is. My guess is that you will be frustratingly close to squeezing into the chimney. Close but no cigar.Right side in, or left side in... that is always debatable. And I have had multipl...[more] Browse More Classics in UT
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