[Hide Comment] anyone have any info on the fixed routes ? Oct 15, 2011

[Hide Comment] As you start up the trail go left and not right like we did. Aug 11, 2012

[Hide Comment] CAUTION, SKETCHY BOLT ON 12d, FAR LEFT SIDE OF CHOSS GARDEN

On the 5.12d on the far LEFT side of the crag, the 3rd bolt had a small block / hold next to it with a chalk "X" on it. Seemed suspicious so we wiggled it and it came of, revealing a very questionable bolt placement with what looks to be small stress fractures in the surrounding stone.

Would recommend avoiding this bolt. Needs to be moved to more solid territory. Hard to say how solid it is, really, but a visual inspection does not inspire confidence.


Jun 7, 2013

[Hide Comment] Had a nice afternoon of climbing at the Choss Garden. Mid 40's, sunny and Fun routes. But many of the belay anchors and the fixed chains? left me wondering... Is it really that hard to set up a route with decent hardware that makes sense? Jan 27, 2014

[Hide Comment] Directions indicate to drive 1.6 miles up canyon from Storm Mountain picnic area - following these directions puts you at the base of the s-curves and Mill-B trailhead.

Rather, from the intersection at the mouth of the canyon drive 3.8 miles up canyon and park in a pull-off on the north side of the road.

goo.gl/maps/2IN8B

On the south end of the pull-off you'll notice a faint trail heading up scree into a gully, follow this trail up to the easily noticeable crag. Mar 25, 2014

[Hide Comment] The Directions are wrong in both the guidebook and on this page. Drive 1 mile past the Storm Mountain picnic area. Park on North side of road across from private house. Head up rocky gully and traverse right when level with wall.

As mentioned before, the .12d on far left has a bad bolt placement in poor rock and this route does not seem to get much action.

"The Benefactor" 5.12b now has a nice equalized 2 bolt anchor instead of the old slings around the tree.

There is a new route "Garden Party" 5.11a on the far right side of the wall. Sep 23, 2015

[Hide Comment] As the once-dubbed "mayor" of the crag, I'll weigh in a bit. I think this means you're the only one who climbs here, which was the case for a few years. I'll add bits for each route but, when we put the chains on, it was to facilitate climbing on the left side so that you didn't need to walk the ramp when other people were climbing. Not that they were too often.

In winter, this wall is hot. You can climb here, if it's not seeping, until temps are in the teens. Feb 5, 2016

[Hide Comment] This wall is BCC best attempt at copying AF's bingo baby. Although it falls short of the beloved af wall it's likely the best wall in big.
Lots of fun 12s with great picture opportunities from the ramp. The approach sucks a little but not too bad. May 26, 2019

[Hide Comment] The SLCA's Anchor Maintenance Crew visited Choss Garden 5/16/22 - 5/18/22 and did a full scale maintenance and bolt replacement of the crag. All replaced anchors were with Stainless Steel Climb Tech Glue-in bolts / stainless steel chain and quicklinks. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to anchors@saltlakeclimbers.org

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If you have any anchor observations you would like to submit, please fill out our anchor observation form at: saltlakeclimbers.org/fixed-… May 18, 2022

[Hide Comment] Bring a few hand size cams up to a #4 for the belayer Jul 18, 2022