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Drone Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in Drone Wall

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	Beeleave S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Bushy Tailed Wood Rat S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dead Finger S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Drone, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Prestidigitator S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a
	Rain Delay S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Rattler, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Rubber Boa, The S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Short, Shitty and Sharp S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Snaked S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Stinger S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tres Hermanos S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Unknown 5.11d S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Elevation:	5,346 ft
GPS:	40.1716, -111.471 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Perin Blanchard on Oct 26, 2008
Admins:	Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C Page Updates (admin only)

Description

A singular formation in the canyon, Drone Wall contains eleven lines (ten routes and a project) that range from 5.7 to 5.14a. The location is pleasant, among trees and close to a stream, but it is also a local party spot and needs cleaning up now and again.

The rock formation itself is strange and mushroom-shaped and looks like it is composed of the cast-off remnants of a cave. The rock is very pocketed, quite sharp in places, and of quite curious construction. Parts of it look like a contractor dumped a load of concrete, other parts look like cave limestone, still other parts look like a conglomerate of sorts. There is a lot of guano in various spots, and some of the pockets contain soft material that is likely vegetable in origin, but its probably best not to inquire too closely.

Getting There

The crag is located up the right fork of Hobble Creek Canyon on Uinta National Forest land. Follow the road past the golf course and bear right at the fork. Note when the Uinta National Forest sign appears. Park at a large turnout on the right, .5 miles past the sign (its 9.2 miles from the I-15 freeway to the sign). The crag itself isnt visible from the road.

The Google Maps coordinates for the parking turnout are 40.17185,-111.47215. They differ slightly from what I recorded one day with a handheld GPS receiver; those were 40.17224 N 111.47205 W (using WGS84).

Follow a trail that leaves the up canyon side of the turnout and heads down a gentle slope. The trail leads to a stream; cross this on whatever bridge materials are then current (tree trunks, pallets, etc.). On the far side of the stream follow the trail down canyon about seventy-five feet or so until you see a group of three medium-sized boulders on the left. The trail to the crag starts on the right side of these boulders, is well marked, and heads uphill away from the stream. Total approach time is 3 or 4 minutes from the parking.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Drone Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 41 ● Tres Hermanos Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 67 ● The Drone Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 31 ● Bushy Tailed Wood Rat Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 30 ● Stinger Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 61 ● The Rattler Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 33 ● Rain Delay Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 36 ● Dead Finger Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 37 ● Snaked Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Unknown Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 7 ● Unknown 5.11d Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 50 ● Beeleave Sport