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Aspen Grade Wall Rock Climbing
Routes in Aspen Grade Wall
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30 Seconds Over Bob S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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Above The Clouds S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Ace of Bane S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Ace of Diamonds S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Ace of Hearts S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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American Cheetah S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Archangels Thunderbird S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Azimuth S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a |
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Birdland S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Bob-Cat Visionary S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Canned Heat S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Carolina Obscura S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Cat’s Paw S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Celine's Cat S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Cheap Thrills S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Cloud Ripper S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Dear Mister Fantasy S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Emaciated S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Emperor of The Sky S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Fabel Routes S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Fool for Her Stockings S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Gitsome S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Hearty and Hellish! S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Hibernaculum S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Ice Cream for Crow S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Jus My Magination S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Line Across the Sky S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a |
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Mercy of the Draw S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Moonraker S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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New Pony S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Operation Amber Sky S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Over Yonder S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Patient Meltdowns in Surgery S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Pequito Bandito S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Pocket Queens S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Puma Pit, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Requiem for a Nun S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Rosin Up the Bow S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Ruby Tuesday S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Skyfall S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a |
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Stone Moses S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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Summer's Ready When You Are S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Surfing for Perverts S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Thunderball S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a |
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Tourist Trap S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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True Sailing is Dead S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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US Blues S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Voyage Out, The S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Western Lands, The S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Whippoorwon’t S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Zenith S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
| Elevation: | 7,391 ft | 2,253 m |
| GPS: |
42.73173, -108.83147 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 16,370 total · 194/month | |
| Shared By: | bob branscomb on Feb 8, 2019 · Updates | |
| Admins: | The Morse-Bradys, Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
Description
Shady side--best in the summer. Winter is waaay chilly.
There are several interesting looking dens down the cliff. We have seen bear scat several times on the way to the cliff so keep your eyes peeled. I also have this funny intuition, seeing all the deer parts lying around this spring, that there is at least one mountain lion in the immediate vicinity.
Takes about 20-30 minutes to get to the cliff from the campground.
The routes to date here are on the long side. On most routes, a 60m rope is sufficient to get down from the top anchors except for Requiem for a Nun, Emperor of the Sky, and Ruby Tuesday which require two rappels to descend. With a 70m rope, you can rappel from the top anchors to the ground on these three routes.
Getting There
The Aspen Grade Wall is the tall cliff on the south side of Sinks Cnyn above the Sinks Canyon Cmpground, west of the Heavy Metal Rock Band.
Park @ Sinks Canyon Cmpground. Cross river, turn left and follow trail to Moose Gulch Trail. Follow this to Aspen Grade Trail and head up that trail. Just before some big aspens, a tiny cairn will be spotted on the left. Head up faint track and game trails to the west end of the cliff. The climbs from US Blues to Surfing for Perverts are at the west end of this cliff. Requiem for a Nun, Emperor of the Sky, Summer's Ready..., Ruby Tuesday are on the east end of the cliff, accessible by a trail starting at US Blues that follows the cliff base.
Alternate and shorter route to the climbs on the left (east) side of the wall: Park @ Sinks Canyon Campground. Cross river, turn left and follow trail to Moose Gulch Trail. Follow this to Aspen Grade Trail and head up that trail. At the first small patch of aspens look left for a small arrow on an aspen. From here weave straight up and to the right on a faint trail for about 100-150 yards, then trend left for about 35 yards, passing just below a granite boulder, then up again passing between two large limestone boulders. Once past the limestone boulders, trend up and left about 30 yards to a well used game trail that contours to the east - follow this for about 150 yards to the base of the eastern most Aspen Grade buttress that is home to Aces, Requiem, etc.
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