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Upper Tier

Utah > Southwest Utah > Cedar City > Cedar Canyon > Graveside Matter Wall

Description

Also known as the third tier, this crag has a handful of great sport routes over steep, featured rock. The lines here have some of the best quality stone at the Graveside Matter. The wall gets morning shade and afternoon sun.

Getting There

Located above the Lower Tier, follow the main trail into the canyon to the Graveside Matter Slab, walk up and west then hike west along the rim from Too Much Cock Not Enough Lycra.

Routes from Left to Right

5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 3
● Chance of Showers
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 6
● Witness Tree
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 4
● Guillotine
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 11
● Reaper's Scythe
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 14
● Bone Ronguer
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 17
● Dancing Skeleton
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 21
● Catacomb
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
● Boney Fingers
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
● Osteopathy
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 10
● R.I.P.
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 13
● Screamin Bats
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 3
● Swarming Flys
Sport
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
 2
● Inter-Spirea
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Chance of Showers
 3
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Witness Tree
 6
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Guillotine
 4
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Reaper's Scythe
 11
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Bone Ronguer
 14
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Dancing Skeleton
 17
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Catacomb
 21
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Boney Fingers
 11
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Osteopathy
 4
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● R.I.P.
 10
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Screamin Bats
 13
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Swarming Flys
 3
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
● Inter-Spirea
 2
5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c Sport

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Rough overview of the area
[Hide Photo] Rough overview of the area
This is the approach ledge to the upper (3rd) tier routes. Not suitable for dogs or children.
[Hide Photo] This is the approach ledge to the upper (3rd) tier routes. Not suitable for dogs or children.
The climbs left to right: Reaper 5.11a, Bone Ronguer 5.11b, Dancing Skeleton 5.10c, Catacomb 5.10c, Boney Fingers 5.11c, R.I.P. 5.11b, Screamin Bats 5.12a.<br> (There is one more great sport route located around the corner on the left of picture. 5.11d)
[Hide Photo] The climbs left to right: Reaper 5.11a, Bone Ronguer 5.11b, Dancing Skeleton 5.10c, Catacomb 5.10c, Boney Fingers 5.11c, R.I.P. 5.11b, Screamin Bats 5.12a. (There is one more great sport route loc…

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Colten Pendleton
Cedar City, UT
[Hide Comment] Any history/beta on the trad route over near chance of showers? There is some old webbing anchors at the top! Sep 15, 2019
bus driver
[Hide Comment] Me and Nate Williams put up a single pitch aid climb in the late 90s that seems like it might be in that area. It was a crack/over lap system if I remember correctly. I remember thinking there was featured rock that could be free climbed. This was before any of the nearby sport routes were put up except Too Much Cock Not Enough Lycra so I can’t say for sure where it is compared to those. It could be something different. The white Harlem crew put up a lot of random free and aid single pitches in the canyon.

Grab your aiders and rack and give her a go. Let us know if it goes free. Maybe a bolt or two here and there would make it a good free climb. Sep 15, 2019