PRINT: Rock Climbing in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Southeast Utah

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Utah > Southeast Utah > River Rd

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.

Indian Creek 2019 info:

News release from the BLM, Jason Byrd, 10/11/19.

or the link blm.gov/press-release/annou….

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.

Description

The Sorcerer's Apprentice is the left pillar of two pillars in the immediate vicinity. The right pillar is the Sorcerer. This is an excellent area on hot days because it stays mostly in the shade. Honestly, the pillars are not incredibly beautiful or striking. They do, however, provide some quality, stiff routes that are an excellent representation of what to expect in the desert. In other words, expect some good rock, and rest assured, there is also some bad rock. The routes on these pillars are nice and spicy.

Getting There

From Moab heading back toward I-70: Take a right on 128 (River Rd). At mile marker 1, look to the cliff on the right and one will see the two pillars. There is a parking area immediately on the left. From the parking area the approach trail is easy to see. Approach time is about 15 minutes.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 3 ● Sorcerer's Apprentice Left Trad 2 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 21 ● Sorcerer's Apprentice Right Trad 3 pitches

● Sorcerer's Apprentice Left

5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 2 pitches

● Sorcerer's Apprentice Right

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches

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Sorcerer's Apprentice (left) and Sorcerer (right).