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Elevation: 7,143 ft 2,177 m
GPS: 38.15366, -111.27077
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Description Suggest change

South Central Utais a vast and remote section of the state where topography is varied, crowds and good roads are lacking, but climbing here is good.  There is world class bouldering, see Big Water Boulders for example, there is bullet hard granite multi-pitch lines in the The Henry Mountains, there are choss-filled adventures on desert towers in the San Rafael Swell as well as the Grand Staircase, and there are splitters in good sandstone in Capitol Reef, as well as alpine climbing on volcanic tuff in the Jungle, on the Aquarius Plateau.  You name it, you can climb it here.  The area stretches north of the Colorado River/Lake Powell at the Arizona border to Castle Dale and west of the Green River to Highway 89. A treasure of new projects awaits the adventuresome cragger with an eye for hard work in a responsible manner. Be good, be safe, and have fun.

Getting There Suggest change

 There is a plethora of ways to enter the South Central section of Utah.  Depending on the direction from which you  come, mostly paved roads leading to dirt tracks. The notable paved roads are:

From the north- I 70, HW 89, HW 24, and HW 12

From the east- I 70, HW 24, HW 12, and HW 95

From the south- HW 89, and HW 12

From the west- I 15, HW 89, HW 389, and HW 12 

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Central Utah

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 202
Private Pizza
Trad
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b A1
 62
James Tower AKA The Lightbulb
Trad, Aid 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 34
Climbers in the Mist
Trad, Alpine
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 101
Old Bushmills
Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 82
Anchors From Hell
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 52
Lite Not Solid
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 53
Planet Waves
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 49
Oranguterror
Sport, Alpine 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 31
Cannibalistic Tendencies
Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 30
Shere Khan
Trad, Sport, Alpine
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 44
Java Man
Sport, Alpine
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 52
Taco Terror
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 83
Idiot Wind
Trad
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 27
Tippin The Bottle
Trad 3 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 28
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Trad, Sport, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Private Pizza San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Private Pizza Wall
 202
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
James Tower AKA The Lightbulb San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Red Corner
 62
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b A1 Trad, Aid 3 pitches
Climbers in the Mist Jungle, on the… > Upper Jungle
 34
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Alpine
Old Bushmills San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Pine Canyon
 101
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Anchors From Hell San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Pine Canyon
 82
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Lite Not Solid San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Pine Canyon
 52
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Planet Waves San Rafael Swell > … > Mexican Mtn Rd… > Dylan Wall
 53
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Oranguterror Jungle, on the… > Lower Jungle
 49
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Sport, Alpine 2 pitches
Cannibalistic Tendencies Jungle, on the… > Shangri La
 31
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Alpine 2 pitches
Shere Khan Jungle, on the… > Lower Jungle
 30
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport, Alpine
Java Man Jungle, on the… > Lower Jungle
 44
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport, Alpine
Taco Terror San Rafael Swell > … > Lower Buckhorn > Pine Canyon
 52
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Idiot Wind San Rafael Swell > … > Mexican Mtn Rd… > Dylan Wall
 83
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Tippin The Bottle San Rafael Swell > San Rafael Swel… > Bottleneck Peak
 27
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 3 pitches
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Jungle, on the… > Lower Jungle
 28
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Sport, Alpine
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