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Passion for Pumping aka Corner Pump Station

Name: Passion for Pumping aka Corner Pump Station
Rating: 3.8

5.11c YDS 6c+ French 24 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 24 ZA E4 6a British

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	Cap'n Smith (submitted as Junk Corner) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Could've Been Good at Video Games T C3
	Four-Wheel Low T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Fred and Barney's Crack T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Left Horseshoe Finger T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Passion for Pumping aka Corner Pump Station T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Rednekk Justus T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Right Horseshoe Finger T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	S Crack T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	TH Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Three Blocks T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Twenty Too Short T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown 5.9 T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Unknown Awkward T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unknown Finger Crack T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Unknown Fingers T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unknown Flake T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a

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Type:	Trad, 90 ft (27 m)
GPS:	38.68073, -108.31363
FA:	FA: Ron Olevsky and Jim Newberry 1984, FFA: Chuck Grossman and Chris Begue 1984
Page Views:	9,186 total · 45/month
Shared By:	Orphaned on Feb 18, 2010 · Updates
Admins:	Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, N R, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 7/7/26: The Island is open to climbing! Details

As of 7/7/26: per Dave Erbe: The WCCC just got an update from a BLM Wildlife Biologist that The Island in Escalante Canyon is now open and no longer under a raptor closure.

Per Dave Erbe: these areas are now open per the WCCC and BLM update (The Island will have raptor nesting closures starting on 3/15/26, but the Cabin Wall does not have any nesting closure in place).

Previously: update: per Nolan Robertson: the land was not public yet. It was a transitional phase, being owned by a conservation group leased back to the ranch. Once the lease is completed, it will be public again. Until then, anyone going up to Cabin wall is trespassing. Please be patient, land ownership transitions take time. Anyone is more than welcome to reach out to me for regular progress reports, otherwise, Cabin Wall should be avoided until the situation is completely resolved.

...per Trevor Oman I have been informed by two sources that the land that contains the Cabin Wall and The Island is now public (NOT QUITE YET). Viewing the tract on OnX, it appears The Conservation Fund has purchased or been transferred ownership of the land. Someone more versed in the minutiae of land ownership may want to confirm this, but I wanted to put it out there to get the ball rolling on updating this page.

The Cabin Wall and the Island are closed. In regard to the rest of the areas in Escalante "Continued use of this area relies on good stewardship and a relationship of trust with the landowner."

Respect local residents, cattle and wildlife by following the posted speed limit of 20 mph.
Minimize user impact by staying on established trails and roads.
Park off the road in established pull-offs or parking areas.
Pack out human waste and garbage.
Keep noise to a minimum.
Portions of Escalante Canyon are active ranching areas. Keep pets under leash control at all times.
No fires and no discharge of firearms.
Camp in established areas only. No camping on private property.

Description

This is a classic, left-facing corner that would be a sought-after classic even at the Battle of the Bulge Wall where classic corners abound. Begin with some mostly-solid Chinle and stem, crimp, and reach until you can grasp a nice horizontal and establish yourself in the corner on the Windgate. Place a couple cams and start liebacking, which is followed by more liebacking, and then more liebacking up the slightly overhanging corner until a great foothold and hand jam appear. From here, it is straight in jamming or more liebacking up what is now a #1 Camalot crack. The anchors, which are now two bolts and chains, are just above on a ledge. The massive amounts of brightly colored fixed tat has been removed.

Although this is Escalante where this route was, without a doubt, led on hexes originally (before they made the even numbered sizes, of course) and topped on the crumbling, blank, overhanging wall (without chalk and before those dang new-fangled sport climbing shoes), most climbers now will take a few of every size from #0.4 Camalots to #2s and lower safely to the ground with a 60m rope.