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Elevation: 5,484 ft 1,672 m
GPS: 40.2665, -111.625
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Shared By: Granger on Jul 31, 2006
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane

Description Suggest change

Interesting spire of quartzite on the north side of the mouth of Rock Canyon. It's in the same gully you use to get to Trilogy Buttress. Not very busy, so the rock's not polished. The slope along the base of the wall is about a 45 degree angle, so be careful not to knock too much rock down on your friends as you scramble up.

Also, FYI, if you continue up the slope past The Wasp, and stay to the right, there's a cool little crevice to play in. You can stem up into a hole in a ceiling which will put you back into the main gully. If it wasn't such a loose climb to get to it, it would be a really cool bouldering problem to play in. You can see the spot in the picture of
below; it's the really dark spot straight above the spot marked as The Wasp.

Getting There Suggest change

On the north side of the canyon mouth, use the trail immediately east of the water tank. Pass the first fork (where, if you went left, you'd go to Super Bowl Wall) continuing straight up the gully.

When you get near the base of The Wasp, there will be a steep scree to your left that you can follow around to the west side. (It's easier to go this way than along the dark rock that separates Super Bowl from The Wasp.)

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Wasp

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 40
Tillite Delight
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 26
Magic Helmet
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 33
Glacial Obsession
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 25
Radidudical
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 20
Glacial Recession
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
The Wasp
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 10
Yellow Jacket
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
Green Hornet
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Tillite Delight
 40
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Magic Helmet
 26
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Glacial Obsession
 33
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Radidudical
 25
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Glacial Recession
 20
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
The Wasp
 12
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Yellow Jacket
 10
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Green Hornet
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
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