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Classic Climbs for Big Cottonwood Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

WI4+ PG13
 8
Storm Mountain
Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
WI3 M4
 20
The Scottish Gully
Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
V4 6B
 12
Sherpa Hop
Boulder
V5+ 6C+
 10
Twisty Tootsy
Boulder
V6 7A
 45
Orange Crush
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 11
Mantle?
Boulder
V7+ 7A+
 14
Dayman
Boulder
V10- 7C+
 11
Forged In Fire
Boulder
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 21
Hey kids! Get down from there!
TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 8
Thunder cat jungle boy
TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 822
Steorts' Ridge
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 116
Jam Crack Route
Trad 3 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 166
Jig's Up
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 811
Outside Corner
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 21
Smoochie Poochie
Sport
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 53
Crossing Over
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 265
Eleventh Hour
Trad 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 42
Wealth of Nations
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 33
The Leisure Route
Trad 2 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 124
Starstruck
Trad 3 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 10
Six-Pack Crack
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 273
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 190
Glass Ocean
Sport
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 47
Skyscraper
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 44
Rusty Blade
Trad
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 135
Climb and Punishment
Trad, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 736
Hollow Man
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
Where Love Ran Red
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 34
More Than a Feeling
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 427
Crescendo
Trad 4 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 145
High Dive
Trad 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 57
Ravages Of Time
Sport 2 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 113
Call Me Slim
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 54
Remote Learning
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 144
Dream Slate
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 540
Chambered Nautilus
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
 34
Minimum Security
Trad, TR
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 13
Margin for Air
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 156
Battalion of Saints
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 50
No Recess
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 30
The Sands of Time
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 14
The Fools Progress
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 56
Fret Arête
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 127
Social Engineering
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 246
cTr
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 91
God's WeedWacker
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 10
Human Airer
Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 331
Better than Bitter
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 489
Goodro's Wall
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 162
Touch of Teflon
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 80
Psychobabble
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 61
Northwest Passage
Trad, TR 2 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 9
Ribbon in the Sky
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 149
Eternal Flow
Sport 2 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 145
Bourbon Street
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 25
Aquaduck
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 49
Wienie Roast
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 10
Lone Man Running
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 53
Retro'd Hardman
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 57
Up A Cliff Without a Ladder
Trad, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 427
Black Monday
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 47
Strong Arm With the Lads
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 87
Weed Killer
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 38
Reasoning With The Unreasonable
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 78
Force of Nature
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 60
Stone Ground
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 15
Terra Nova
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 10
Le Rap Et Tap
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 63
Misery
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 8
Hidden Fortress
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 27
Little Creatures
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 22
Rebel Yell
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 51
Weed B Gone
Trad 2 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 196
Right Pile
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 38
Dumb Broads
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 51
Pile Surgery
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 41
The Highlander
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 68
Depth of Field
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 9
Gnarth Brooks
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 18
Burning Embers
Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
Gods and Monsters
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 23
Gnarth Brooks Direct
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 42
Generation Gap
Trad, TR
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 26
Eye in the Sky
Trad, TR
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 132
Left Pile
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 105
Big in Japan
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 22
Plimsol Line
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 17
Mellow Gold
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 38
Speed Trap
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 36
The Benefactor
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 37
Karmic Whiplash
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 9
Beata
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 16
Speed Racer
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
Keep it Heavy
Trad
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 20
New Cliche
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 12
Intruder
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 22
Cross-Eyed and Painless
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
Haymaker
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 8
The Brighton Mystery Hour
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 9
Osiris
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Storm Mountain Storm Mtn Picni… > Storm Mtn Ice Falls
 8
WI4+ PG13 Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
The Scottish Gully JHCOB Wall
 20
WI3 M4 Mixed, Ice 3 pitches
Sherpa Hop Brighton Area > Brighton Boulders > Sherpa Boulders
 12
V4 6B Boulder
Twisty Tootsy DOJO Area
 10
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
Orange Crush Brighton Area > Brighton Boulders > Millie Boulder
 45
V6 7A Boulder
Mantle? Brighton Area > Brighton Boulders > Millie Boulder
 11
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
Dayman S-Curves > S-curve boulders
 14
V7+ 7A+ Boulder
Forged In Fire S-Curves > S-curve boulders
 11
V10- 7C+ Boulder
Hey kids! Get down from there! Storm Mtn Picni… > School for people to…
 21
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a TR
Thunder cat jungle boy Storm Mtn Picni… > School for people to…
 8
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a TR
Steorts' Ridge Dead Snag
 822
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Jam Crack Route Mule Hollow Wall
 116
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Jig's Up Dead Snag
 166
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
Outside Corner JHCOB Wall
 811
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches
Smoochie Poochie Granite Flume > Highline Hang Ledge
 21
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Crossing Over Geezer Wall > Main Slab
 53
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Eleventh Hour Sundial
 265
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Wealth of Nations Strone Crag
 42
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
The Leisure Route Storm Mtn Picni… > Static Wall
 33
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Starstruck Strone Crag
 124
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
Six-Pack Crack Beer Belly Buttress
 10
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
High Fructose Corn Syrup Salt Lake Slips
 273
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Glass Ocean Glass Ocean & Environs
 190
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Skyscraper S-Curves > S-Curve - Upper Wall
 47
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Rusty Blade Brighton Area > Brighton's Frighton Wall
 44
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Climb and Punishment Penitentiary Wall
 135
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad, TR
Hollow Man Challenge Buttress > N & W Faces
 736
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Where Love Ran Red Disciple Ridge > Lower Sector
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
More Than a Feeling Disciple Ridge > Upper Sector
 34
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Crescendo JHCOB Wall
 427
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 4 pitches
High Dive Glass Ocean & Environs
 145
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Ravages Of Time Mule Hollow Wall
 57
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches
Call Me Slim Dead Snag
 113
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Remote Learning Quarantine Cliff
 54
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Dream Slate Narcolepsy Area
 144
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Chambered Nautilus Challenge Buttress > E Face
 540
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Minimum Security Penitentiary Wall
 34
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R Trad, TR
Margin for Air Margin for Air Wall &…
 13
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Battalion of Saints Battalion of Saints Wall
 156
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
No Recess Red Rock Wall
 50
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
The Sands of Time Mule Hollow Wall
 30
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
The Fools Progress Back of Beyond > Dark W Face
 14
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Fret Arête Brighton Area > Brighton's Frighton Wall
 56
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Social Engineering Dead Snag
 127
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
cTr Challenge Buttress > N & W Faces
 246
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
God's WeedWacker Red Rock Wall
 91
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Human Airer Granite Flume > Windy Canyon
 10
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Better than Bitter Challenge Buttress > N & W Faces
 331
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Goodro's Wall Storm Mtn Picni… > Storm Mtn Island
 489
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Touch of Teflon Challenge Buttress > E Face
 162
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Psychobabble Storm Mtn Picni… > Psychobabble Wall
 80
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Northwest Passage Glass Ocean & Environs
 61
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad, TR 2 pitches
Ribbon in the Sky Beer Belly Buttress
 9
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Eternal Flow Lonely Challenge Area
 149
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport 2 pitches
Bourbon Street S-Curves > S-Curve - Lower
 145
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Aquaduck Aqueduct Area, The
 25
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Trad
Wienie Roast Moss Ledges
 49
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Lone Man Running Lonely Challenge Area
 10
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Retro'd Hardman Aguaworld
 53
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Up A Cliff Without a Ladder Narcolepsy Area
 57
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, TR
Black Monday S-Curves > S-Curve - Lower
 427
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Strong Arm With the Lads Millstone
 47
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Weed Killer JHCOB Wall
 87
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Reasoning With The Unreason… Red Rock Wall
 38
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Force of Nature Dead Snag
 78
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Stone Ground Millstone
 60
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Terra Nova Aqueduct Area, The
 15
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
Le Rap Et Tap Strone Crag
 10
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
Misery Broads Fork
 63
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hidden Fortress Hidden Fortress
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Little Creatures Dogwood Crag
 27
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Rebel Yell Storm Mtn Picni… > Psychobabble Wall
 22
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Weed B Gone JHCOB Wall
 51
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Trad 2 pitches
Right Pile S-Curves > S-Curve - The Pile
 196
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Dumb Broads Broads Fork
 38
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Pile Surgery S-Curves > S-Curve - The Pile
 51
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Highlander Highlander
 41
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Depth of Field Choss Garden
 68
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Gnarth Brooks Gnar Wall
 9
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Burning Embers Moss Ledges
 18
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Gods and Monsters Strone Crag
 14
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Gnarth Brooks Direct Gnar Wall
 23
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Generation Gap Storm Mtn Picni… > Storm Mtn Island
 42
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad, TR
Eye in the Sky Storm Mtn Picni… > Psychobabble Wall
 26
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad, TR
Left Pile S-Curves > S-Curve - The Pile
 132
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Big in Japan Storm Mtn Picni… > Storm Mtn Island
 105
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Plimsol Line Broads Fork
 22
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Mellow Gold Choss Garden
 17
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Speed Trap Speed Trap
 38
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
The Benefactor Choss Garden
 36
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Karmic Whiplash Dark Star Gully
 37
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Beata Choss Garden
 9
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Speed Racer Speed Trap
 16
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Keep it Heavy Hoss Garden
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
New Cliche S-Curves > S-Curve - New Cliche
 20
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Intruder Intruder Wall
 12
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Cross-Eyed and Painless Dogwood Crag
 22
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Haymaker Hoss Garden
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
The Brighton Mystery Hour Brighton Area > Walter's Wall
 8
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Osiris JHCOB Wall
 9
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport

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