PRINT: Rock Climb Deep End, American Fork Canyon

Deep End

5.11a, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),

Avg: 3 from 343 votes
FA: Bill Boyle
Utah > Wasatch Range > Southern Wasatch > American Fork C… > Division Wall

Access Issue: Located in a National Forest Fee Area Details

See the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service fee page fs.fed.us/r4/uwc/passes/ for more information.

Description

What a great route. Different than most AF routes because you only have a small handful of pockets on the entire route. Most of the climb involves moving from crimp to crimp while trying to fight the burn. There are a few places that you can get solid rests if you can find them.

Protection

Seven Draws + Anchor

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Lockin and rockin<br>
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Photo: Jason Eichorst

Lockin and rockin Photo: Jason Eichorst

Kip looking for jugs on [[105992225]] 5.11a.<br>
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(photo by Perin Blanchard)

Kip looking for jugs on Deep End 5.11a. (photo by Perin Blanchard)

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Bad Sock Puppet

5.11a

I'm surprised this doesn't receive a solid 4 stars. What a great route. Different than most AF routes because you only have a small handful of pockets on the entire route. Most of the climb involves moving from crimp to crimp while trying to fight the burn. There are a few places that you can get solid rests if you can find them. I was skeptical at first and avoided this route because it almost looks chipped, however I'm glad I finally got on it. Jul 18, 2009

Andrew Seegmiller
Orem UT

i believe without a doubt this is one of the funnest routes in the whole canyon. perfect crimpy little edges. quite the burn by the top though Oct 13, 2009

tenesmus

Bill Boyle did the FA. Jul 13, 2010

Lee Hester

Fun and very well-protected, would be a great first 5.11 lead. The anchors are wire-gate open cold shuts. Jul 2, 2011

Thomas Holmes
Spanish Fork

5.11a

Solid 11a climbing all the way to the chains. look for the rest.
fixed carabiners at the chains. the right biners gate stays open after clipping so just flick it shut. Aug 14, 2011

Rob Metcalf
Salt Lake City, UT

No more wire gates at the anchors. Bring your own anchor. Jul 10, 2020

Grug M
SALT LAKE CITY

The quintessential 5.11a in AFC. Jul 25, 2020

Kalvin Hom
San Francisco, CA

5.11b

Cool sustained climb on ledges and pockets, and has a few good spots to stand and rest. A bit surprised it's only 11a though, as it's a lot of sustained 11a moves in a row, and felt at least a grade harder overall than Quicklime girl that I did on the same day. Jun 25, 2022

Alex Allred
Utah

Really fun route! Some interesting movement here and there. I thought the crux was just pulling onto the ledge and finding the right holds. And then I go right of the last bolt to clip chains Jul 21, 2022