Rim Routes Rock Climbing

These Rim routes are located to the west of Dead Horse Point SP at the place also known as Marlboro Point. The original method of descending and ascending the 450' canyonlands rim wall is to solo down 50' from the rim by jumping down onto a large boulder which leads to a moderate chimney, leading down to a clean ledge. When soloing down you are aiming towards the obvious arete of the rim wall closest to the Crowhead Spires. A 3-bolt anchor is found just below the clean, crack split ledge(closest point to the spires on the rim). Fix 2 ropes, tied together, and rappel passing the knot as you go... At the end of the day, after climbing on the Spires or the Butte, return to the fixed ropes and ascend them 400' back to the anchor on the rim, pull your ropes, and solo up and back to the truck.

I have now established three 4-pitch routes(on the West face of the rim wall) that lead to the same ledge you solo down to get to the rappel anchor. So, after climbing either of the Spires or Butte routes, you can now return to the Rim and climb 4 more pitches back to the truck/camp. These 3 routes in themselves, are high adventure and much like climbing a multi-pitch tower route in the canyonlands. Combining a route on the Spires or the Butte with one of these Rim routes is a huge day!