Elevation: 5,670 ft
GPS: 40.6226, -111.748
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Shared By: Jonathan Sakai on Jun 18, 2003 · Updates
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Description

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

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
 458
Italian Arete
Sport 2 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 265
Roll the Bones
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 52
Cornication
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 307
Thieving Magpie
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 241
Maudlin
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 335
Entre Nous
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 31
Forgotten Ambition
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 243
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sport
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 31
Chalking Dead
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 62
Double Tap
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 331
Witchhunt
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 138
Nosferatu
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 254
Salem's Lot
Sport, TR
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
 146
Goth Girls
Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 10
Hippie Chicks
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Italian Arete
 458
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport 2 pitches
Roll the Bones
 265
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Cornication
 52
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Thieving Magpie
 307
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Maudlin
 241
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Entre Nous
 335
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Forgotten Ambition
 31
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
High Fructose Corn Syrup
 243
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Chalking Dead
 31
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Double Tap
 62
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Witchhunt
 331
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Nosferatu
 138
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Salem's Lot
 254
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
Goth Girls
 146
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 Sport
Hippie Chicks
 10
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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