| Type: | Trad, 150 ft (45 m) |
| GPS: | 38.08284, -109.56274 |
| FA: | unknown |
| Page Views: | 2,152 total · 18/month |
| Shared By: | Chuck Becker on May 12, 2016 |
| Admins: | slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
Map of closed areas: blm.gov/visit/indian-creek-…
For questions regarding climbing routes and avoidance areas please contact Jeremy Martin, Outdoor Recreation Planner, at the BLM Monticello Field Office at 435-587-1500.
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RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.
Important - Stay off the part of the wall that faces the road. If you are looking down at the water, then you shouldnt be there. Access is touchy. Yes, there are good climbs there, but no, you dont want to ruin access for everyone and there are just a few hundred other good climbs in the Creek.
Description
Striking offwidth in a huge left-facing corner that begs to be climbed. About as difficult as The Big Baby, without the roof crux but overall more sustained and grueling.
The route begins as sharp thin hands - not as painful as they look - that quickly widens to hands and fists in the first 30-40 feet. At this point gather as much courage and determination that you can muster, tell your belayer to get comfy, and stack your way up the seemingly endless 5-5.5” crack. A couple 6-7” pods give your knee a break and have a few face holds of questionable integrity, along with one thank-god jug where you’ll experience how overjoyed Columbus must have felt upon seeing solid land for the first time in months.
A 70m rope will NOT make it down – not sure about an 80m, but with anything less two ropes are mandatory! Also be aware that the anchor consists of two rusty pitons, with several layers of webbing joined by two carabiners. Some of the webbing looked new but the pitons weren’t the most confidence inspiring.



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