Upper Freedom Wall Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 6,828 ft | 2,081 m |
GPS: |
40.57446, -111.72725 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Nathan Fisher on Jun 11, 2004 · Updates | |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
Climbers Partner with LDS Church on Stewardship of Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing
June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.
The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.
Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.
Read More:
saltlakeclimbers.org/climbe…
June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.
The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.
Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.
Read More:
saltlakeclimbers.org/climbe…
Description
Freedom Wall is not like its cousin. No slabs here. There is the left wall which is steep and tricky, and then the right wall which is not steep, but not slabby. It is more like thin crystals and balance-y climbing. All in all a very pleasant area to climb.
Getting There
Follow the Approach for Lisa Falls Buttress. Continue up the drainage to the left of the climbs on Lower. As you climb up into the upper gully, you will encounter a couple of tricky slabs. One on the left and one on the right of the stream. The lowest of the climbs are before the right-side slab. The rest are beyond. The climbs are spread out over a 15-minute area.
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