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Elevation: 5,910 ft 1,801 m
GPS: 38.08284, -109.56274
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Shared By: Orphaned User on Nov 29, 1999 · Updates
Admins: slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane
Warning Access Issue: Limited Toilet Facilities! DetailsDrop down
Warning 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 DetailsDrop down
Warning Access Issue: Portions of Reservoir Wall are on private land and should not be climbed. DetailsDrop down

Description Suggest change

This cliff stays shaded for much of the day and is good during the late spring or early fall. Overall, route concentration here isn’t quite as high as some other cliffs, but route quality is.

Important - Stay off the part of the wall that faces the road. If you are looking down at the water, then you shouldn’t be there. Access is touchy. Yes, there are good climbs there, but no, you don’t want to ruin access for everyone and there are just a few hundred other good climbs in the Creek.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: Please be aware of seasonal raptor closures at the Cat wall and Reservoir wall. They occur annually from March 31st until August 31st. *Due to the federal hiring freeze in agencies such as the BLM of Monticello, no official closure for 2017 has been issued and the laws which have been put in place in previous years are not being enforced. Please, for the sake of fragile desert ecology, DO NOT CLIMB at stated walls. These raptors return to the same nesting sites every year to raise their nestlings. These cracks aren't going anywhere, please respect the closure and spread the word.

Getting There Suggest change

Go approximately 8 miles past Newspaper Rock. Pass the reservoir on your right. Just a bit further down the road and also on your right, across from the road for Beef Basin, is the parking for this wall. Pass through the gate and veer slightly right, eventually hitting a trail. There are 2 branches off this trail. The first one puts you closer to the road, near Pente and the further trail leads you to about where Excuse Station is.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Reservoir Wall

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5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 283
Warm-Up Handcrack
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 74
Ernie Used to Box
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 437
Pente
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 323
Excuse Station
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 80
Raja
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 72
Finger Food
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 13
Mega Bucks
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 128
Slot Machine
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 57
Ninja
Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 100
Middle Crack
Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 15
Marvelous!
Trad
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 18
Cyborg
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 25
Less Than Zero
Trad
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 6
From Switzerland With Love
Trad 2 pitches
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 5
Machete
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Warm-Up Handcrack
 283
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Ernie Used to Box
 74
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Pente
 437
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad
Excuse Station
 323
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Raja
 80
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Finger Food
 72
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Mega Bucks
 13
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Slot Machine
 128
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Ninja
 57
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad
Middle Crack
 100
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Marvelous!
 15
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
Cyborg
 18
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
Less Than Zero
 25
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad
From Switzerland With Love
 6
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Trad 2 pitches
Machete
 5
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Trad
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