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The Gash

Utah > Southeast Utah > Indian Creek
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Description

A quieter and smaller wall with a few gems. You can definitely have a fun day out here ticking off some of the classics.

Sun until mid afternoon (Bud's Route in sun until 2:30 in October). Fairly safe from wind since it's back in the valley.

Getting There

Go just past the Technicolor parking and turn right at the next dirt road (2.6 miles from Beef Basin turnoff), take this to a camp site and park. The trail (not bad) starts past the obvious and crazy hoodoo Trouser Snake and goes fairly straight up from there. It drops you off near Dusty Pussy, near the prow between the NE and SE faces. There are other approach trails, including the one listed in the 2018 Creek Freak, but all the ones that I found I thought were worse.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
[Redacted]
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 8
Hot Dogs
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 3
Anal Sex
Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 15
Flicking the Bean
Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 2
Sababa
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 7
XXX
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 3
The Big Cooter
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
Deep Throat
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 4
AKA Inset Pillar
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 25
Jutting Flake
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 43
Bud's Route
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 3
Unknown Sandy Crack
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 24
Nice n' Tight
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 1
Darwin Awards
Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 3
Dusty Pussy
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 1
Unknown Chossy Calcite Corner
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 4
R.F. Burnout
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
Unknown Shady Side
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 3
The Gash
Trad
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c C0
 11
Trouser Snake
Sport, Aid
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
[Redacted]
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Hot Dogs
 8
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Anal Sex
 3
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Flicking the Bean
 15
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Sababa
 2
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
XXX
 7
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
The Big Cooter
 3
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Deep Throat
 3
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
AKA Inset Pillar
 4
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad
Jutting Flake
 25
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Bud's Route
 43
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Unknown Sandy Crack
 3
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Nice n' Tight
 24
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Darwin Awards
 1
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Dusty Pussy
 3
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Unknown Chossy Calcite Corner
 1
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
R.F. Burnout
 4
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Unknown Shady Side
 5
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
The Gash
 3
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Trouser Snake
 11
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c C0 Sport, Aid

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Looking up at the crag from the lot.
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