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Elevation: 5,246 ft 1,599 m
GPS: 41.78063, -111.64374
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Shared By: Nathan Fisher on Jun 20, 2004 · Updates
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane

Description Suggest change

Fucoidal Quartzite is some of the best rock in the canyon; hence, it is also very crowded. It is warm and not too far from the road.

Forty routes grace these walls; some being multipitch. The grades range from 5.5 to 5.12d.

Getting There Suggest change

Park at the paved parking area at mile marker 470.5. Scramble up to the climbs.

44 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Fucoidal Quartzite

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 122
Drilling In The Dark
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 74
Star Shart
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 126
Community Effort
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 54
Dream Realized
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 145
Illusions
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 116
Terminalogical Inexactitude
Sport 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 73
Cannonball
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 67
Mission Statement
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 127
Begging For Bolts
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 67
Flying Outhouse
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 82
Limestone Cowboy
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 34
Not
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
Beef Dinno
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 32
Adios Amigos
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 13
Man and Woman
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Drilling In The Dark
 122
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Star Shart
 74
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Community Effort
 126
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Dream Realized
 54
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Illusions
 145
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Terminalogical Inexactitude
 116
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Cannonball
 73
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Mission Statement
 67
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Begging For Bolts
 127
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Flying Outhouse
 67
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Limestone Cowboy
 82
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Not
 34
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Beef Dinno
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Adios Amigos
 32
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Man and Woman
 13
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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