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Elevation: 6,474 ft 1,973 m
GPS: 40.63471, -111.72262
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Shared By: Eric Jacobsen on Mar 27, 2003
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane

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Continuing the S-Curve tradition, the Upper Wall has mostly sport routes in the 5.10 - 5.11 range. This wall is smaller and more broken than the lower wall. A few routes require a walk-off to the west, but most can be lowered with a single rope.

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From the digital sign at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, drive 4.25 miles up canyon until the very obvious S-Curve in the road. There is a small parking lot and also room to park along the side of the road. Follow the Mill B North Fork trail on the north side of the road to the third switchback as for the Lower Wall. Branch off to the east and follow the length of the Lower Wall to the east. Find a trail that rounds the east end of the Lower Wall and head up a gully to the north to read the Upper Wall.

16 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at S-Curve - Upper Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 129
Geronimo
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 47
Skyscraper
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 106
Clean Underwear
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 88
Urban Sprawl
Sport, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
Glenlivet
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 22
Beware of Dog
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 42
Megalopolis
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 18
Give the Dog a Bone
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
Get a Life
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 33
High Dive
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 20
Get a Grip
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Geronimo
 129
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Skyscraper
 47
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Clean Underwear
 106
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Urban Sprawl
 88
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport, TR
Glenlivet
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Beware of Dog
 22
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Megalopolis
 42
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Give the Dog a Bone
 18
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Get a Life
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
High Dive
 33
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Get a Grip
 20
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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