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Congo

5.9+, Sport, 40 ft (12 m),  Avg: 2 from 97 votes
FA: Christian Burrell and Tristan Higbee
Utah > Wasatch Range > Southern Wasatch > Rock Canyon > Wild

Description

Follows a steep section on the left side of the slabs. The start can be a bit tricky but look for nice left facing jugs here and there. A big reach after clipping the second bolt and it is basically done.

  • **This route can also be done on the right side of the bolts using some pretty good pockets (even though this was not the original line. It seems that someone went ahead and cleaned out all the dirty pockets). This method of doing the route is not harder than 5.8.

Protection

4 bolts and chains

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getting to the easy part. i climbed sideways from 'call of the wild' to TR this. Don't recommend that approach though.
[Hide Photo] getting to the easy part. i climbed sideways from 'call of the wild' to TR this. Don't recommend that approach though.

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Tristan Higbee
Pocatello, ID
 
[Hide Comment] This route is definitely worth doing, but isn't uber classic. Kinda tricky climbing down low to cruiser climbing up higher. Jul 23, 2008
Aaron Child
Sandy, UT
 
[Hide Comment] Kinda funky start, but fun altogether. Aug 24, 2008
Jeff Jones
Elk Ridge, UT
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] I really enjoyed the entire area. Great find! I will say that I did not think it was 5.9. It seemed harder than that (albeit the one or two moves at the bottom). Maybe I just didn't use the 5.9 holds. I liked the climb and it is worth doing. Sep 4, 2008
JayBrink
 
[Hide Comment] this is a really good route
the start is a l;ttle sketchy and clipping, i think it was the third bolt, is a little reachy if you have short arms, but this a really good route
very fun 5.9 May 31, 2009
Christopher Sorensen
Provo, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Hard 5.9, really burly for the first three bolts, but you can find some really cool holds. After you get through the long beginning crux, it's easy as pie. Sep 7, 2009
Rick Miske
Orem, UT
[Hide Comment] Toproped by traversing over from the chains on "The Wild". Two intermediate pieces of pro to protect the traverse each way. May 21, 2011
BJB
Salt Lake City, UT
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] I thought this route was just ok. I did it after Chupacabra and felt like it was a lot harder than that route, especially at the start. Jun 16, 2011
Dan Allen
Springville, UT
 
[Hide Comment] A fun bouldering problem with bolts to use. Variety of undercling, pockets, pinches and jugs. Jun 27, 2021