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Gemstone Area Bouldering

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Routes in Gemstone Area

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	Blank Arete V3 6A
	Blimey V4 6B
	Jen and Kira V4 6B
	Number 3 V4 6B

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Elevation:	5,668 ft	1,728 m
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Access Issue: Bouldering here may or may not be construed as trespassing. Details

Access Issue: Gate Buttress Area Recreational Lease: Climbs on Church Buttress above vault remain closed Details

Climbers Partner with LDS Church on Stewardship of Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing

June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.

The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.

Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.

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saltlakeclimbers.org/climbe…

SLCA and AF recreational leased area on LDS Church land

Description

More sun and less snow in the winter, too much in the summer

Getting There

Up the hillside gully, bout .75 miles north west of the park n ride. You can park 1.0 mile N in a pull out on the right, then hike straight uphill past Mormons Strike Again on your left as the trail curves right, past the giant Golden Egg boulder, then you’ll see the Shard and then the Gemstone Boulder.