Aspen Grade Wall Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 7,391 ft | 2,253 m |
GPS: |
42.73173, -108.83147 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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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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