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The Snakepit

Utah > Southwest Utah > Saint George > Utah Hills

Description

Get's sun for the better part of the day. Not one of the best cliffs up here, but there are a few quality lines. Many of the lines require an A0 start.

Gets sun around 10am in the dead of winter.

Routes from left to right:

Science Diet (5.12a)
Bitten (5.12a)
Sidewinder (5.13a)
Snakejuice (5.12c A0)
Sunking (5.12a A0)
Winch Boy (5.11a A0)
Dead Man Chalking (5.12d)
Nemesis (5.12b)
Prickler (5.10c)
Sega (5.10c)

Getting There

The approach for this cliff is the same as for the Gorilla Cliff. Continue up the road/wash from the foundation where the road turns to the right. After passing the first half of the Gorilla cliffs on the right, look for a trail at the far end of the Snakepit on the left. The first routes encountered from the trail are Sega, 5.11a and Prickler, 5.11a

Routes from Left to Right

5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
Science Diet
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 1
Bitten
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a A0
 3
Sunking
Sport, Aid
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 1
Snake Juice
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0
 1
Winch Boy
Sport, Aid
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 1
Dead Man Chalking
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 10
Nemesis
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 19
Prickler
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 19
Sega
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Science Diet
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Bitten
 1
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
Sunking
 3
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a A0 Sport, Aid
Snake Juice
 1
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Winch Boy
 1
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0 Sport, Aid
Dead Man Chalking
 1
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Nemesis
 10
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Prickler
 19
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Sega
 19
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport

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The Snakepit (from Gorilla Cliffs).
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