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The Convent Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Convent

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	Buddha's Delight T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Choir Boyz T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Girls Gone Wild T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Middle Way, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Odyssey of Idiocy T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1+ PG13
	Renate Goes to Eleven T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Value of Audacity, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	West Face Dihedral T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Whore House T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	5,902 ft
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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

The northernmost member of the set of spires that runs south past Sister Superior and the Rectory to Castleton. This massive mesa, bigger than the Rectory, hosts a handful of seldom climbed, adventurous routes and a beautiful, pristine summit. As of this writing, all known routes are on its west face. As far as routes go, The Value of Audacity is reputed to be the hardest and best, Hallelujah Chimney (1970's 5.10) sports a 100' fist crack and a 200' chimney while Renate Goes to 11 is characterized by moderate, occasionally interesting climbing on rock that is loose more often than not.

Getting There

Approach: drive up the dirt road as for Sister Superior and park along the road when below Hallelujah Chimney (you'll have just passed the North end of Parriot mesa and Crooked Arrow Spire on your right) then follow talus steeply upwards for 1100' and about 45 minutes.

There are rappel anchors on Hallelujah Chimney: 100', 190', 120'.