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South Sixshooter Rock Climbing

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	South Face T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C0
	South Face Angling Crack? T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	South Face Direct T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	South Face Right T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	South Face, Even More Right T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Unnamed offwidth T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b

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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.

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Description

In addition to all the buttresses, Indian Creek has two solitary towers sitting on talus cones. South Sixshooter is the smaller of the two(the one on the left when viewed from the Bridger Jack area), and has the easiest good route in Indian Creek, and maybe the easiest tower summit route in the desert.

Getting There

Continue past Bridger Jack mesa, and drive past the two Sixshooter towers. Turn left on the road in to Davis Canyon, which is signed and leads to Canyonlands. The trailhead is several miles up the 4WD road - high clearance or a complete disregard for your car are required to make it all the way. Park in the dry creekbed at the easiest looking point of the low mesa - you will drive all the way around the mesa and park as the road starts to head away from it. A cairned trail exists on the mesa that is worth finding to make the approach easier and to protect the cryptobiotic soil. Plan on an hour or so uphill walk to get to the base of the tower.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Sixshooter

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 15 ● South Face, Even More Right Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b C0 445 ● South Face Trad, Aid 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 37 ● South Face Right Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 19 ● South Face Direct Trad 2 pitches
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 125 ● South Face Angling Crack? Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 7 ● Unnamed offwidth Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 4 ● Unknown Trad