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Elevation: 5,000 ft 1,524 m
GPS: 37.0968, -113.9116
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Shared By: Josh Janes on Apr 16, 2012
Admins: Fallon Rowe, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher

Description Suggest change

This is a limestone sport area between St. George and Las Vegas that includes The Cathedral, The Wailing Wall, The Sumo Wall, The Basilica, and The Logan Crag.

Getting There Suggest change

From the south (Las Vegas): Take I-15 north to Littlefield, AZ. Take exit 8 towards Beaver Dam and get onto Hwy 91 (west of I-15) heading north. Follow Hwy 91 for exactly 13 miles and turn left/west onto a gravel road (Lytle Ranch Road). This turn is almost directly opposite an obvious, 200' roadside cliff. Follow this for 1.9 miles to an intersection; turn right. Continue for another 1.9 miles to a water tank and a pair of wooden corrals. Park here. Hike to the walls by following the wash east past the corrals and past cottonwood trees, eventually contouring around to the north. The Sumo Wall will be on your left; for the Cathedral or Wailing Wall, continue past this, eventually contouring back west; these walls will be on your right.

From the north (St. George): From Bluff St. in St. George, take Sunset Blvd. west for 10.9 miles (turns into Hwy 91). Keep left at the fork following Hwy 91 for an additional 11.8 miles. Turn right/west onto a gravel road (Lytle Ranch Road). This turn is almost directly opposite an obvious, 200' roadside cliff. Follow this for 1.9 miles to an intersection; turn right. Continue for another 1.9 miles to a water tank and a pair of wooden corrals. Park here. Hike to the walls by following the wash east past the corrals and past cottonwood trees, eventually contouring around to the north. The Sumo Wall will be on your left; for the Cathedral or Wailing Wall, continue past this, eventually contouring back west; these walls will be on your right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Welcome Springs

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 126
● Pagan Rituals
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 126
● Worshipping The Limestone Gods
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 143
● Pocketline to the Moon
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 59
● Wandering Wanda
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 90
● Raising Cain
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 113
● Speaking In Tongues
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 151
● Heretic Wisdom
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 72
● Re-Do
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 33
● Natural Born Drillers
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 35
● Bastard Stepchild
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 46
● Holbytla
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 14
● Pussycat
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 11
● Resurrection
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 8
● Indulgence
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 6
● Treebeard
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Pagan Rituals Cathedral
 126
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Worshipping The Limestone Gods Cathedral
 126
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Pocketline to the Moon Wailing Wall
 143
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Wandering Wanda Wailing Wall
 59
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Raising Cain Cathedral
 90
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Speaking In Tongues Cathedral
 113
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Heretic Wisdom Wailing Wall
 151
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Re-Do Wailing Wall
 72
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Natural Born Drillers Cathedral
 33
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Bastard Stepchild Wailing Wall
 35
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Holbytla Wailing Wall
 46
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Pussycat Wailing Wall
 14
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Resurrection Wailing Wall
 11
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Indulgence Wailing Wall
 8
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Treebeard Wailing Wall
 6
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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