Middle Bell Tower Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 7,328 ft |
GPS: | 40.563, -111.769 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 25,762 total · 143/month |
Shared By: | Peter Gram on May 15, 2004 |
Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, grk10vq |
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A well known and marked trailhead has been established starting from Wasatch Blvd. The trail adds some time to the approach, but is fenced off from passing through any private property. Stick to the trail.
Description
The Middle Bell Tower can easily be picked out by a big right facing corner which pulls through two huge roofs (the Ellsworth-McQuarrie route). To the left of this is a shield of high quality granite which holds Arm and Hammer, a Bell Tower classic. The Middle Bell Tower is the 3rd Bell tower encountered, after the Far West and the West Bell.
Getting There
Start at the trailhead for Bell's Canyon off of Wasatch Blvd. Follow this uphill, steeply at times, for 2 or 3 miles until adjacent with the Middle Bell Tower. This takes approximately 75 to 90 minutes to reach, depending on how fast you hike. Look for a faint trail (a ways above the turnoff for the waterfall) which heads easily over to the base of Middle Bell Tower. This faint trail avoids any bushwhacking, but has a lot of scrambling over giant boulders to cross the creek. From the trail, it is about 10 minutes to the base of the rock. Total approach time ~ one hour and 30-45 minutes.
Classic Climbing Routes at Middle Bell Tower
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Here's the single 70 m rope rappel beta beginning at the this top mahogeny:
1: rap to Butcher Knife's shiny new ASCA bolts and rings in a ramp/corner above the big roofs
2: rap down and right again into Butcher Knifes shiny new ASCA bolts and rings in the left facing ramp corner
3: rap down and left to the pedestal ledge bolted anchor
4: rap down right just barely making it to the now bolted 1st pitch "Chockstone Belay" for Cymbals
5: rap to the starting gully and down scramble a bit May 11, 2016
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City
Trailhead to waterfall: 32 min
Waterfall to base of route: 28 min
Base to Summit: 1 hr 36 min
Descent back to the waterfall: 32 min
Waterfall to car: 28 min
Total time elapsed: 3 hrs 36 min
I'd like to think this cardio-intensive line could be challenged via the Zion curtain by a fast team of two who have their systems dialed. Go for it! Jul 11, 2018