PRINT: Rock Climb Kevin's Eleven, Wasatch Range

Kevin's Eleven

5.11a, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),

Avg: 2.6 from 79 votes
FA: Kevin Fosburg / Brian
Utah > Wasatch Range > Wasatch Back > Echo Canyon > Dry Wall

Access Issue: Echo Canyon Seasonal Closure: Jan. 1 - second Saturday in April (and sometimes longer) Details

The Echo Canyon climbing areas are located within the Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources closes all access to the WMA each year from January 1 to the second Saturday in April (and sometimes longer) to protect wintering wildlife.

Description

This route is new so its cleaning up. High first clip leads to a wonderful sequential play around the middle. Super fun.

Location

Between the 11a and 10c/d. The first route after the little grove of trees.

Protection

10 bolts to chain anchors. Please do not TR on fixed gear.

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Kip H
Farmington, utah

5.11

I'll start the conversation and say its 11c. Aug 19, 2017

Kevin Fosburg

I bolted this route last year and thought it was about 11d May 18, 2018

Charlie S
NV

5.11

Some day this will be a classic. For now it still needs some traffic to clean up. Aug 2, 2018

Carson Tippetts
Ogden, UT

The large flake around the fourth bolt was pulled off last fall making for a nice matching crimp and now has some really fun flow. The second part of the climb can be tricky but if you get that part figured out I would say 11b. Apr 8, 2020

Russ Keane
Salt Lake

5.10d

Nice route! Higher up (where the crux would be) you can grab a giant piece of the cave/chasm with your left hand. Takes the sting out. Oct 7, 2021

Matthew Clawson
Blackheath, New South Wales

5.11-

Seems like this thing is still cleaning up. At the crux i broke a fairly large foothold and ended up going for a ride. Nov 7, 2021

Tomasz Misiewicz

The first ascent of this route and the other new route next to it was by my friend Brian. We thought they were the warm up routes.. right after my friend Brian redpointed both of them the man who supposedly bolted them the day before showed up and seemed bummed out they were climbed first by us rather then him. He himself told us Brian was the first to send them. And that they had no names. It made sense because the routes were not in the 10’s warm up range for us. They both seemed at least 11A or more. I wasn’t going to say anything but were credit is due credit is due! Apr 2, 2022

Leopold Marx
SLC, UT

I came to the Drywall with the objective of trying my first 11. I tried Something Must Break (11a) and had a hell of a time getting through the supposed "jug fest." I decided to jump on Kevin's Eleven to see if it was any easier and redpointed on my second attempt. However, some people say this route is 11c or even 11d. I'm not familiar enough with 11s to say what grade this is but if you are having trouble with Something Must Break, I recommend giving Kevin's Eleven a shot. Great side pulls and footwork will get you through this climb. I could fully rest about halfway up the wall. Aug 6, 2022

Connor Jones
SL UT

5.11a

Me and the homies have used Something Must Break and Kevin's eleven to warm up and they felt around the same 5.11 pumpyness... dare I say Kevin's Eleven may be a little easier than SMB... Aug 31, 2023