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Indigenous Wall

Utah > Southeast Utah > Grand County > Salt Valley
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Description

Many tribes settled into this environment, the Colorado Plateau, developing a complex relationship with its ecosystem, their roles within it, and in turn, adopting cultural traditions and ceremonies based on learned respect for the land and its resources. As varied as there are cultural traditions, so too, are the countless tribes with histories rooted in encounters, migrations, and settlements across the Intermountain West and Southwest. We are most familiar with the tribes whose relationships to this land have been shared through written word and oral histories – the Ute, Navajo, Paiute, and Hopi. We acknowledge that no one individual is representative of an entire culture of people, however, we are honored by each perspective that enhances our ability to learn about the sacredness of this place so many of us call home.(MoabMuseum.org)

Indigenous Wall is dedicated to the people who are originally connected to this land. The wall itself is short in length and in width with easy routes. The idea of this wall is that beginning climbers, disabled, and children will climb here and learn about the land they recreate on.

This land was originally utilized by four tribes. The Ute (Noochew), Navajo (Dineh), Paiute (Nuwuvi), and the Hopi (Hisatsinom).

Getting There

Indigenous Wall is west of the coral and east of Sunbeam Wall. It is very close to the road.

Routes from Left to Right

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 5
Ute/Noochew
TR
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 6
Navajo/Dineh
TR
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 5
Paiute/Nuwuvi
TR
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 5
Hopi/Hisatsinom
TR
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Ute/Noochew
 5
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c TR
Navajo/Dineh
 6
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a TR
Paiute/Nuwuvi
 5
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c TR
Hopi/Hisatsinom
 5
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a TR

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Tea
[Hide Comment] These routes seemed very unnecessary, and dopey, when they could just be top-roped. Why are folks bolting 5.3? At least paint your hangers. These kind of routes are not needed. Please stop drilling this kind of garbage. Apr 16, 2024
R G
Colorado Springs, CO
[Hide Comment] Maintenance Updated: March 27, 2024 Apr 22, 2024
R G
Colorado Springs, CO
[Hide Comment] Tea... thank you for reaching out. Sometimes people with disabilities would also like to climb on rocks. They wish they could climb harder routes but unfortunately they're limited to "dopey" climbs where the community reminds them they "are not needed" as well as "unnecessary" which leaves them feeling like "garbage." If you do not like the route then perhaps the route was not intended for you. 7 days ago