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5.11c, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),  Avg: 2.4 from 35 votes
FA: Darren Knezek
Utah > Wasatch Range > Southern Wasatch > American Fork C… > Unknown Pleasures
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Description

Slabby/blocky climbing up to break below choss band. Crux is negotiating 5' tall terrible band of light gray rock follow by hard to see pockets. Climbing eases considerably afterwards.

Location

3rd bolt line from right.

Protection

13 Quickdraws

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This upper part is to die for climbing. So good!!
[Hide Photo] This upper part is to die for climbing. So good!!
This might be my favorite climb that I've bolted on this wall.
[Hide Photo] This might be my favorite climb that I've bolted on this wall.

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Alex Zucca
Salt Lake City, UT
 
[Hide Comment] Awful dusty crumbly rock down low, but fantastic pockets up high May 10, 2022
Russ Keane
Salt Lake
  5.11b
[Hide Comment] You're rewarded for staying with this. Manage the crux and there's fantastic steep pockets heading up. Nice line. Oct 8, 2022
Kip H
Farmington, utah
5.11c
[Hide Comment] Harder than the right one. Very powerful moves to bumping finger pockets. Tricky then lets up to awesome climbing. Oct 21, 2022
Erik Misiak
Salt Lake City, UT
 
[Hide Comment] The rock is bad and scary in the crux. Jun 9, 2025