PRINT: Rock Climb Knuckle Dragger, Wasatch Range

Knuckle Dragger

5.6, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),

Avg: 1.8 from 47 votes
FA: Christian Knight, March 2008
Utah > Wasatch Range > Southern Wasatch > Rock Canyon > Layer Cake

Description

A pleasant, low-angle route on surprisingly good quality quartzite. Scramble up eight or ten feet to the first bolt, and follow the bolts upward and slightly right-trending. Positive holds for hands and feet; a bulging section or two.

Location

Left-most bolted route that starts in the scrub oak copse at the base of the west-facing wall of the gully.

Protection

6 bolts, hangers-and-rings anchor (shared with Dude, It's Classic! to the right).

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Gwen on Christian's <em>Knuckle Dragger</em>, the left-most route on the west-facing wall.<br>
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Photo by Lee Jensen.

Gwen on Christian's Knuckle Dragger, the left-most route on the west-facing wall. Photo by Lee Jensen.

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Tristan Higbee
Rock Springs, WY

Fun route! Mindless, cruiser climbing. Reach up, grab hold, move feet up. Repeat till you're at the chains. Aug 19, 2009

Christopher Sorensen
Provo, UT

5.6

This is a really easy, really fun, cruiser climb. Good for learning how to lead, except the bolts are still spaced far apart and that might put off a new leader, but it's harder to fall than to not fall on this climb, so they shouldn't worry about it. Aug 28, 2009

Christopher Sorensen
Provo, UT

5.6

Got on this again today, I thought this was the best of the three easy climbs on the wall. The holds were the most interesting, the climbing was cleaner, and the rock was better. Great climb, imo. Apr 10, 2010

Eric Hardester
Provo, Utah

5.6

Good route for to practicing lead climbing and lead belaying. Climb is definitely longer than 50 ft. Probably 8-10 ft between each bolt, but easy climbing. Feb 27, 2014

Jonathan Charpentier
Salt Lake City, UT

5.6

The whole thing is a 5.6. You can really hold onto anything. Great warm up for other routes on Layer Cake Jan 22, 2016