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Low Tide

Utah > Wasatch Range > Southern Wasatch > Rock Canyon

Description

Big holds on steep, solid, north-facing limestone. The rock is weathered and textured in places, and water-smoothed down low. The wall is pleasantly cool because of both the north-facing aspect and because of the deciduous trees shading the rock.

A good summer crag because of shade, Low Tide isn't usable during spring when Rock Canyon Creek is running because the routes start in the creek bed.

Getting There

From the parking lot hike east along the trail until you are about to reach the first bridge that crosses the stream bed (about 20 minutes). Instead of crossing the bridge stay right and walk along the stream bed, passing a gully on the right (that leads to The Wild, The Zoo, Treasure Island, etc.

After the gully Low Tide is the wall on your right with the black area of rock near the bottom.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 37
● Aqueous
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 60
● Syzygy
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 28
● Tidal Squeeze
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 56
● Bay of Fundy
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Aqueous
 37
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport
● Syzygy
 60
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Tidal Squeeze
 28
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Bay of Fundy
 56
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

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<em>Low Tide</em> Overview
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<em>Low Tide</em><br> <br> 1 [[106257151]] 5.7<br> 2 [[106257155]] 5.8<br> 3 [[106257159]] 5.9
[Hide Photo] Low Tide 1 Aqueous 5.7 2 Syzygy 5.8 3 Bay of Fundy 5.9

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John Ross
Wasatch Front, UT
[Hide Comment] If there's a crowd at The Wild, just walk down around the corner into the stream bed (usually dry) for these three fun routes. You won't be disappointed. Sep 18, 2008
Christian "crisco" Burrell
PG, Utah
[Hide Comment] The nice thing about this whole general area is now the volume of good moderate climbs here. No longer can someone say that there just aren't enough moderate climbs in the limestone to make the hike worth it. Start your day at the wild in the shade and when if the sun gets too warm in the afternoon move around to this wall. After that you have the Zoo, The Galaxy Area, and the Hidden Wall all within an easy walk. Sep 24, 2008
Tristan Higbee
Pocatello, ID
[Hide Comment] I'm not gonna lie, I am rather bitter that you guys beat us to drilling these routes :) In my opinion, the "5.7" is good, the one with the Dr. Seuss name (Syzygy) is better, and Bay of Fundy is the best. The rock reminds me of the rock on the left side of the Hidden Wall--dark and solid with big, horizontal holds. Fun area! Sep 24, 2008
James Russell
Raleigh, NC
[Hide Comment] This is a nice little moderate area to add to the routes in The Wild. Between the breeze and the shade, it felt great on a hot day after the long (relative to many other moderate areas in the Wasatch) approach. Only negative was that, while most of the holds on this wall are decent jugs, it seems like heavy use has made them really glassy and smooth which adds to the difficulty. Aug 29, 2020