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Mosquito Wall

Utah > Northeast Utah > Uinta Mountains
Warning Access Issue: Located in a National Forest Fee Area DetailsDrop down

Description

This a very fun crag filled with well bolted moderate sport routes just up the road from Stone Garden.
The wall ranges from slabby to vertical with various bulges and small roofs.
The left side is short, the right side is tall with climbs looking to be about 70 feet or so.
Even though I was told it's called the Mosquito Wall, we only tussled with one mosquito the day we were there.

Routes from left to right, according to Dan Zobell:
Princess Sophia 5.6
Krull the Warrior King 5.6
Sponge Bob 5.7
Papa Smurf 5.8
Scrappy Doo 5.9
Slow Dance with Liberty 5.10A or B
Saturday the 14th 5.10
Friday the 13th 5.9
unknown Darren Knezek, Jeff Baldwin? 5.10
unknown Darren Knezek, Jeff Baldwin? 5.10
Poker Face 5.10C
BitzKreig 5.9
One Piece Puzzle 5.9
Waking up in Vegas 5.8
far right Rusty Shacklefords Tower 5.9

Getting There

From the Stone Garden pullout with the big rock, go to the very next pullout on the right hand side (if you are heading north). It's large and not very far up (1.4 miles from Ruth Lake parking lot, the pullout has a curvy road sign in it).

The trail is found across the street about 100 feet north of the pullout and is marked with a large cairn.

Follow obvious trail uphill through the trees to the crag. It's about a 10 minute hike.

Routes from Left to Right

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 21
● Princess Sophia
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 23
● Krull the Warrior King
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 25
● Sponge Bob
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 43
● Papa Smurf
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 25
● Scappy doo
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 44
● Slow Dance with Liberty
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 13
● The Cooler
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 19
● Saturday the 14th
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 28
● Friday the Thirteenth
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
● Bloodsucker
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 25
● Mosquito Coast
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 25
● Malaria
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 23
● Pokerface
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 33
● BitzKrieg
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 19
● One Piece Puzzle
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 24
● Waking up in Vegas
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 36
● Rusty Shacklfords Tower
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Princess Sophia
 21
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Krull the Warrior King
 23
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
● Sponge Bob
 25
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Papa Smurf
 43
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Scappy doo
 25
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Slow Dance with Liberty
 44
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● The Cooler
 13
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Saturday the 14th
 19
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Friday the Thirteenth
 28
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Bloodsucker
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Mosquito Coast
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Malaria
 25
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Pokerface
 23
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
● BitzKrieg
 33
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● One Piece Puzzle
 19
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Waking up in Vegas
 24
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Rusty Shacklfords Tower
 36
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Jonathan Amburgey
Salt Lake City, UT
[Hide Comment] Climbed here on 8/20/11. Fun little area containing mostly beginner to moderate sport routes. A few routes are a bit gritty and/or have thorny bushes on ledges, but most should clean-up with increased traffic. A nice place to warm-up or cool-down at the end of the day or to take beginners to. Mosquitos can be thick at the end of the day on the right-hand side of the cliff line. Aug 21, 2011
rking101 King
Evanston, WY
[Hide Comment] Love this little wall. good place to get a work out and only 30 minutes from my house Sep 5, 2012
stevebrady
[Hide Comment] Pull-off is 0.5 miles past mile marker 36 (i.e. 36.5 mi.) For reference, the Stone Garden pull-off is 0.1 mile sooner, at 36.4 mi. Jun 9, 2013
R O'Connor
[Hide Comment] Sun until 2 PM except the 6s which stay in the sun till 5. Jun 30, 2013
William Kramer
Kemmerer, WY
[Hide Comment] This wall is really fun, it used to be my kids favorite. I do have to admit that Rustys Tower is one of my favs, has a little bit of every kind of hold, yet not super challenging, one of those you can just relax and have fun. Kids and I actually made a game of who could get the craziest heal hold while picking a raspberry from the raspberry bush growing out of a crack about halfway up.
This wall is great for kids. It starts with a couple of 5.6 on the far left, and gets harder as you move right. This is where both of my kids did their first leads and cleans, and since the rock also lends itself to pro, we will go back this next season to work on belay stations in a more controlled environment. Great wall for that kind of stuff. Jan 24, 2014
Jake Davis
San Francisco, CA
[Hide Comment] Found some shoes here Sunday Jul 24th. Lmk what they are and we'll figure out how to get them back to you.

I felt like a lot of these were easier than their rating but what do I know. Malaria and Mosquito Coast are the two bolted routes between Friday the 13th and Pokerface. Those two were the most fun for me, more sustained than most of the others. Jul 26, 2016
georocks
Evanston WY
[Hide Comment] This wall is never my first choice to climb in the Uintas, as the routes are on the short side and the staging/belay areas are a little narrow and slopey, however it is wonderfully easy access with a few really fun routes and a good selection of kid friendly ones. Thanks for the hard work and development. Also the closest uinta climbing to Evanston. Jun 18, 2023