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Good Medicine Area Rock Climbing
Routes in Good Medicine Area
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Adore T,S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Bear Dance, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Black Elk S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Chocolate Moose T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Dream Catcher S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Fire Water S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Forgotten Warrior S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Ghost Dance S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Good Medicine S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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I Am Haunted S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Indian Summer S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Legend, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Medicine Man S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Moon Stone S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Peace Treaty S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ruthie Boulder V? ? |
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Sacred Hoop S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Spirit Guide S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Sun Dog S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Tomahawk in the Back S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Tribal Warfare S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Vision Quest S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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White Man's Burden T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 |
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Wind Walker S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Wounded Knee S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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| Elevation: | 10,553 ft |
| GPS: | 40.731, -110.878 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 28,305 total · 170/month |
| Shared By: | Andrew Gram on Aug 19, 2004 |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Perin Blanchard, grk10vq |
Access Issue: Located in a National Forest Fee Area
Details
See the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service fee pagefs.fed.us/r4/uwc/passes/ for more information.
Description
This wonderful quartzite crag has mostly sport routes, but also the occasional trad and mixed route. All routes are single pitch with a good mix of grades from 5.7 to 5.12, and beautiful views of the High Uintah.
Getting There
Park at the signed parking area for the trail to Ruth Lake, which is several miles past the top of Baldy Pass. Hike up the good trail to a cairned junction. Take the climber's trail left over some quartzite slabs to a short talus field. No bushwhacking is required, and the approach takes about 20 easy minutes. Good Medicine Wall is the first major wall the trail comes to.
Classic Climbing Routes at Good Medicine Area
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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Imagine, a beautiful alpine setting, out of the heat and smog of SLC. When it's 105 in the valley, it's 75 at Ruth Lake. You will be belaying in your fleece in August here, since the crag stays in the shade.
And the routes! 24 climbs on this wall and nothing sucks. Everything is well protected with new hardware. In fact, there are at least three, 3-star routes, all of them good enough by themselves to make the trip.
You may find it a bit crowded, since the Uinta Rock guide by Smith and Tusting is available. This great guide has actual photos of all the crags -- no looking at line drawings and guessing about routes.
Aug 21, 2004
Kamas, UT
I was up here last weekend and want to thank the folks who we saw working hard to improve the landings and approaches in the Good Medicine area. Wish I caught your names, I want to help out the next time you are in the area for improvements. Please email me! Aug 27, 2013
Small Lake, UT
Kamas, UT
-Jesse Jul 13, 2017
SLC, UT
Cheers
Matt Jul 18, 2017