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Cold War Crags Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Cold War Crags

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	Beyond Good 'n Evil S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Bolshoi Boi Toi S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Chippin' Away S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Escape Gully, AKA Checkpoint Charlie, The TR Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c
	Fear Eats the Soul T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Helden Crack T,TR 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Kleiner Krieg T,TR 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Kooks with Nukes T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Laika Crack T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Matryoshka Tower S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Peacemonger, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Reaganomicon S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Schmetterling T,TR 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Skeptic, The S 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Wahl der Krankheit T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13

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Elevation:	7,061 ft	2,152 m
GPS:	38.48349, -109.35649 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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See Weather Forecast

Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.

Description

These mostly north facing walls feature crack and face climbing on decent Mill Creekified Curtis (?) sandstone.

Half sarcastically deemed the coldest cliff in North America, the walls do stay relatively cool, with many routes getting at least half-day shade.

You'll probably want some gear if you're gonna lead anything, even if only climbing the "sport" routes.

There's still room for development here too, if you're into that sort of thing.

Getting There

At a big pullout on the La Sal Loop Road by some powerlines, take the dirt road and turn left at the faint wye. If you don't have high clearance to drive the road, park at the big pullout...30 minutes with very little elevation gain/loss. Location marker is on the 'shwacky gully between the Iron Curtain and East Berlin crags. The bottom of the Iron Curtain wall can be accessed via this gully. East Berlin is best accessed by rapping directly into the crag, then exiting via a 5.easy line at the far east side of the wall (there's a fixed line...don't forget your chest ascender)