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Tusher Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Tusher Canyon

Academy, The 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Aeolian Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Convoy Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Echo Pinnacle 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hashishabrum Tower 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

House Of Putterman 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Lowah East Soyde, The 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Monitor and Merrimac Buttes 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 9

Neighbor Of Putterman 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 7

Putterman's Outhouse 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Putterman's Outhouse Ampitheatre 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Putterman’s Precipice 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Small towers next to Echo and Aeolian 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Wolf U Boat 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	4,956 ft	1,511 m
GPS:	38.67767, -109.74561 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.

Description

Tusher canyon is a traditional climbing area, and offers a ton of untouched rock. There are a couple of summits in the canyon, and plenty of solid cracks. The climbing in Tusher is in the early stages (there are very few fixed pieces). This makes for well thought out and exciting descents. Of the routes we have put up in the area we have still yet to use anything fixed. Some classics are Waldens Room on the House of Putterman, Hypercrack on Merrimac Butte, and Echo Pinnacle. The rock is mostly friendly on the hands but you will find the sandpaper now and then. The camping is free but please leave no trace, this is a great area and I would hate to see it restricted.

Getting There

Take the highway north out of Moab for about thirteen miles, at mile marker 14 or thereabouts Mill Creek road will be on your left. Cross the tracks and continue down the dirt road. At the first Y take a right and keep going to another Y. Follow the sign to the Merrimac jeep trail. The road will keep going west and dump you into the wash. Drive the wash until you have to stop after a half mile. A 4WD with good clearance can get into Tusher, but low clearance vehicles shouldn't even try. If walking, after two miles you will see an open canyon on the right (House Of Putterman area - it is a fat tower with a goose neck shape on top), and if you keep going another mile and a half and you will hit the Echo Pinnacle area. Merrimac and Monitor Buttes are another half mile past that. E-mail me and I can send a better description of the directions.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Tusher Canyon

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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 13 ● Without A Net Trad Monitor & Merrimac Bu…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 6 ● Fearless Trad, Aid Neighbor Of Putterman
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2 PG13 4 ● Etesian Hookup Trad, Aid 3 pitches Aeolian Tower
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● Suzi Has No Choice Trad Neighbor Of Putterman
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 10 ● After the Rain Trad 3 pitches Neighbor Of Putterman
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 37 ● Walden's Room Trad 3 pitches House Of Putterman
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c C0 63 ● Free Window Route Trad, Aid 2 pitches Echo Pinnacle
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c X 7 ● Hypercrack on the Anchor Chain Trad 2 pitches Monitor & Merrimac Bu…
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 7 ● Easton's Corner Trad House Of Putterman
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 12 ● Merrimac Butte, The Albatross Trad 2 pitches Monitor & Merrimac Bu…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a A2 8 ● Monitor Butte, The Plunge Trad, Aid 3 pitches Monitor & Merrimac Bu…