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Imperial

5.9+, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 2.2 from 208 votes
FA: Drew Bedford Sept. '08
Utah > Wasatch Range > Central Wasatch > Ferguson Canyon > Watchtower > Watchtower Tiers

Description

La cerveza de Costa Rica. Fun climbing mixes face and flake holds. Stay more left to make it a bit harder, or go more right to ease off. Props and thanks to Kelley Bethea for being a big part of this route's creation.

Location

Right/downhill of Scratchin' for the Loomer

Protection

4 bolts, 2 bolt anchor.

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<em>The Watchtower's</em> first tier:<br>
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1) [[Grommet]]106251192 <br>
2) [[Total Ramon]]106014032<br>
3) [[Scratchin' for the Loomer]]106014036 <br>
4) [[Imperial]]106251199
[Hide Photo] The Watchtower's first tier: 1) Grommet 2) Total Ramon 3) Scratchin' for the Loomer 4) Imperial
Twilight in Ferg...
[Hide Photo] Twilight in Ferg...
Chugging north up Imperial.
[Hide Photo] Chugging north up Imperial.
View down from the anchor
[Hide Photo] View down from the anchor

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

drewford
Wasatch Back, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] I waited 25 years. No takers. Call me impatient. Sep 11, 2008
[Hide Comment] Drew:

You rarely if ever, put up FA's easier than 5.11...What's happening? Sep 11, 2008
drewford
Wasatch Back, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Well Bri, technically that's not accurate:
mountainproject.com/v/utah/… Sep 12, 2008
Boissal .
Small Lake, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Fun with some long reaches to good holds. Staying left in the cracks would be considerably harder.
I liked the anchor. May 20, 2009
drewford
Wasatch Back, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] I did do it staying left. Harder for sure. But those big holds out right just suck you over, so I graded it that way because I think that'll see the most ascent. Jun 26, 2009
Boissal .
Small Lake, UT
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] Xs appeared on top of the route on a bunch of large blocks that looked super solid when I first did the route but now ring alarmingly hollow when you hit them. Seems like the endless stream of people TRing the line is taking its toll (it's the new Unction!!).
The base has been leveled nicely and a bunch of trees dragged over to make a platform but the top is going to come down pretty soon. Maybe a project for the SLCA crag day along with some Woogie action? Aug 10, 2009
[Hide Comment] Unfortunately, along with numerous fixed pitons being stolen in the canyon, the cool slung stopper on the bolt for half of the anchor has been stolen as well. We climbed this route today and discovered this. Someone is building up some bad karma. Nov 7, 2010
Ryan Goslin
Rumney, NH
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] If you follow the bolt line and stay slightly left its a much funner route than going right, which is dirty as hell. Harder though with some great sidepulls...maybe 10a or 10b. Anchor as of now is a bolt with a ring and a sling on the hangerless bolt. Jul 29, 2011
Mark Lewis
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
[Hide Comment] Fun route, definitely worth doing. As others have said, the more you veer left the harder the moves become. Solid granite, good smearing fiction available. The anchor needs to be re-worked; there were two bolts, one missing a hanger and was slung with some sun-weathered nylon webbing which should be replaced with an actual hanger. Jul 10, 2012
Gary Jones
Cottonwood Heights, UT
[Hide Comment] Climbs better then it looks, worth doing.. Aug 19, 2015
Keegan Dohm
Salt Lake City, UT
[Hide Comment] There's definitely two good bolts with hangers now Aug 10, 2019
[Hide Comment] Quicklinks added to anchors Aug 2020. Sep 23, 2020
Russ Keane
Salt Lake
[Hide Comment] Felt polished and sandbagged. Apr 30, 2021
Nate Garlick
Centerville, UT
 
[Hide Comment] This route tends to pull you to the right; also lots of dirt, gravel, small rocks from 4th bolt to anchors to watch out for Aug 27, 2021
Adam Rosenberg
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] awesome route. i stuck right for it being easier. the jugs at the anchor can get dirty especially after a storm. IMO sticking to the left is 9+ and right side is probably closer to 5.7 with a long last move. Sep 6, 2021