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Cougar Narrows Rock Climbing

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Routes in Cougar Narrows

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	Beamer's Claw S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Nair S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pig Charmer S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Zoe In a Box S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b

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Access Issue: Located in the Lone Peak Wilderness Area Details

The Lone Peak Wilderness boundary begins a short distance into Tank Canyon. Wilderness rules blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regul… apply.

Access Issue: Located in a National Forest Fee Area Details

See the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service fee page fs.fed.us/r4/uwc/passes/ for more information.

Description

Cougar Narrows

is a beautiful location with short, water-polished limestone walls on either side of a stream.

The stream runs roughly north-south through this area so shade will be available in early- to mid-morning and in the later part of the afternoon.

The rock here is different from any other climbing area in American Fork Canyon in that it is very smooth (glass-like in some spots), the pockets are mostly shallow, smooth affairs, and the friction is low.

Getting There

Take the trail along the stream (bed) in Tank Canyon for about 12 to 15 minutes from the road until you arrive at a narrow area with smooth, polished walls on either side of the stream.

Route List

West side, left-to-right:

1. project
2. Beamer's Claw 5.10b (follows crack, ramp)
3. The Contortionist 5.12a
4. The Nonsightable 5.11c
5. Nair 5.7
6. IQ Test 5.11c
7. Pig Charmer 5.10a
8. A Slab of Greasy Bacon 5.11d
9. Pig Trough 5.9 (pitch 2 above Pig Charmer/A Slab of Greasy Bacon)

East side, left-to-right:

1. Zoe and the Box 5.12c
2. The Gray Lynx 5.12d
3. project
4. project
5. project