PRINT: Rock Climb Utah Carol, Wild Iris

Utah Carol

5.8-, Sport, 70 ft (21 m),

Avg: 2.4 from 202 votes
FA: Nathan and Cheri Smith
Wyoming > Lander Area > Wild Iris > OK Corral > 2. Central (Blo… > 2. Claim Jumper

Description

This route climbs the intermittent crack system just left of Claim Jumper, and features low-quality rock similar to climbing a vertical coral reef. Sharp and dirty at this time. Start up the crack, and at the ledgy break work through one difficult move to the anchors.

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Janetta on the sharp end of "Utah Carol"

Chubs4U

After the fffa.

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Jim Lamancusa

5.8- X

This was an awesome route. I feel like it really took my climbing to another level. This is definitely one to train for though. Lots of gym time needed to climb this route clean. Good luck and have fun. Nov 17, 2010

Nicholas Yaskoff
Salt Lake City, UT

5.7

This route didn't show up in the 2011 Guide Book. After climbing Claim Jumper we noticed the bolt line and decided to give it a try. The moves were really fun and the route made me smile the entire way up. I would definitely put a newbie on this route as a first lead. Jul 7, 2014

Sriracha Sarah

Soooo fun! TRed this (without knowing what it was since we were looking at the 2011 guidebook) and was hooked! Lots of hands and feet (and even a tad bit of layback practice for us newbs)! Hardest part was the bulge up top. My climbing partner went left but I thought right... seems as though it's up to interpretation, just plan the top b4 climbing for newbs! Oct 12, 2014

Andrew Locke
Louisville, CO

5.8-

Reading the comments here, we thought this line would be sweet. It's just....not. The new book puts it at 5.6, and the "not 5.6" crux comes right off the ground. Mediocre climbing through sharp rock leads to a fun crux up high. Overall, just not that great Sep 27, 2015

Victor Blanco

Decent. Jun 18, 2023