Ogden Canyon Rock Climbing

Ogden Canyon was once the center of climbing in Ogden during the 1960s. Unfortunately, some of the best climbing in the canyon is currently closed (Warm Water Canyon, Peery Camp). On these cliffs, there were some, notable, historical ascents done by members of the Steinfel climbing club, including the Lowes, and the clubs predecessors. For the most part, climbing in OC consists mainly of slabby and just short of vertical rock. Climbs here are pretty short; most climbs range between 30 and 85 feet in height. The canyon is home to both trad and sport climbing - 5.3 to 5.13 - but don't get your hopes too far up, much of the climbing is obscure and difficult to locate. Climbs here, historically speaking, were never recorded and information about a route, until recently, has mostly been passed on orally from climber to climber.

There were a couple of quidebooks that had been printed a long time ago, but Dave Robb, through Sharpend Publishing, has published a new guide as of late 2005. His new guidebook is called Ogden Area Climbing Guide: From Brigham City to Echo Canyon. Check it out!