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Elevation: 5,670 ft 1,728 m
GPS: 40.6226, -111.748
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Shared By: Jonathan Sakai on Jun 18, 2003 · Updates
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane

Description Suggest change

Salt Lake Slips proves that good things can come in small packages. There are only a handful of routes here, but I'll take this sort of quality over quantity any time.

Immediately to the left, there is a 40' cave area with some wicked sport climbs. Up and to the right are several moderate bolted routes.

Be mindful of where you step. Several rattle snakes have been spotted in the area!!

Getting There Suggest change

Salt Lake Slips is about 2.45 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon on the left side.

Enter through the Storm Mountain Picnic Area, cross the bridge, and walk west past the Storm Mountain Amphitheater.

Go up the hill, turn south, and follow the trail (turning southwest) to the top of the gully above the Slips. Descend the gully to the routes.

During very low water periods, you can park on the road opposite the climbs and safely cross the river. However, crossing the river at any other time is extremely dangerous; people have died attempting it. Do not setup Tyrollean traverses to facilitate crossing the creek.

21 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Salt Lake Slips

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 486
Italian Arete
Sport 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 272
Roll the Bones
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 58
Cornication
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 319
Thieving Magpie
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 251
Maudlin
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 348
Entre Nous
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 33
Forgotten Ambition
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 253
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 32
Chalking Dead
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 63
Double Tap
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 342
Witchhunt
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 142
Nosferatu
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 266
Salem's Lot
Sport, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 154
Goth Girls
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 12
Hippie Chicks
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Italian Arete
 486
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport 2 pitches
Roll the Bones
 272
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Cornication
 58
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Thieving Magpie
 319
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Maudlin
 251
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Entre Nous
 348
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Forgotten Ambition
 33
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
High Fructose Corn Syrup
 253
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Chalking Dead
 32
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Double Tap
 63
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Witchhunt
 342
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Nosferatu
 142
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Salem's Lot
 266
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
Goth Girls
 154
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Sport
Hippie Chicks
 12
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
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Routes Mostly Face: East
Sunny Roughly 7am to 1pm during high season
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