zion crack recommendations

im heading to zion in late january and would love to get on some easier hand/finger cracks. if anyone has some climbs they really loved, let me know. looking for 5.10 or under. would prefer multipitch to single.

currently looking at the organasm and ashtar command. thanks!

its a hard destination for those grades. however, look at

mountainproject.com/v/cynth…

mountainproject.com/v/iron-…

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addtionally, tolet cracks, La tourista at the temple.

mythical kings and iguanas

the 1st two pitches of Chasity crack

it helps to be a 5.11 climber to climb 5.10 here.

the organism will be cold and shaded all day. it also has only one easy crack at the base to a 11+ or C1 roof.

the rest of the route goes free at about 12b

Rob Warden, Space Lizard wrote:its a hard destination for those grades. however, look at mountainproject.com/v/cynth… mountainproject.com/v/iron-… mountainproject.com/v/the-h… addtionally, tolet cracks, La tourista at the temple. mythical kings and iguanas the 1st two pitches of Chasity crack it helps to be a 5.11 climber to climb 5.10 here. the organism will be cold and shaded all day. it also has only one easy crack at the base to a 11+ or C1 roof. the rest of the route goes free at about 12b

Check out Cherry Crack in Cerberus Gendarme.

Alot of people who can't climb 5.10 Like to go the Confluence.

A goodish route (2+ stars) is Take Back the Rainbow. It climbs a beautiful wall up to a rad arch....

I've climbed all the routes that Space Lizard recomended and I can confirm they are beginner (to zion) friendly.

Coke explosion is fun especially when you are planning on visiting Zion in January. It's south facing.

Riddler's delight is ok. It has a couple of memorable pitches.

Downpressor got a good crux (5.10) pitch, too.

Take Back the Rainbow is less visited than a lot of the other 5.10 routes in the canyon and I think it climbs really well. Feels adventurous and the arch at the tops is pretty unique.

The Kung Fu Theater is another good stop for 5.10 and harder cragging.

A newer route that seems to not have a lot of traffic, but has decent climbing is ACL Arete. I'd say 10+ is an inflated grade, I seem to remember a bolt protected overhang at the start and then a lot of 5.9 climbing.
summitpost.org/acl-arete-5-…

Cowboy Ridge is a fun adventure with pretty good climbing on a mile long ridge.

Led By Sheep for 5.6 petrified sand dune climbing. Climbed it at sunset and descended under a full moon around this time last year (*not crack climbing*)

This is my favorite (lesser known) 5.10 hand crack

mountainproject.com/v/cynth…

Ryan Hill wrote:Take Back the Rainbow is less visited than a lot of the other 5.10 routes in the canyon and I think it climbs really well. Feels adventurous and the arch at the tops is pretty unique.

Iron Messiah!