PRINT: Climb Seams Easy, Little Cottonwood Canyon

Seams Easy

V5, Boulder, 12 ft (4 m),

Avg: 3.5 from 38 votes
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Access Issue: Gate Buttress Area Recreational Lease: Climbs on Church Buttress above vault remain closed Details

Climbers Partner with LDS Church on Stewardship of Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing

June 1st, 2017:The Salt Lake Climbers Alliance (SLCA), the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and Access Fund announce the signing of an unprecedented lease for 140 acres in Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC). The parcel, known as the Gate Buttress, is about one mile up LCC canyon and has been popular with generations of climbers because of its world-class granite.

The agreement secures legitimate access to approximately 588 routes and 138 boulder problems at the Gate Buttress for rock climbers, who will be active stewards of the property. The recreational lease is the result of several years of negotiations between LDS Church leaders and the local climbing community.

Access Note: The climbs on the Church Buttress above the vault as well as the Glen boulders that have been traditionally closed will remain closed.
Please help us steward this area and leave no trace.

Read More:

saltlakeclimbers.org/climbe…

SLCA and AF recreational leased area on LDS Church land

Description

A tricky little problem, as eluded to by the name. It's a fun test of footwork and your ability to problem solve. Start sitting in the corner at the far right side of the boulder and use both sides of the wall to head up the seam and top out on the final slab.

Location

Seems Easy can be found towards the end of the Farside trail, just before you reach the Surprise boulder. Follow the directions for getting to the Farside, then pass the highly clustered boulders containing problems like The Buzz and Alzheimer's. Eventually you will need to keep heading down and right, towards the stream. There is currently a fallen log across the trail which makes the point where the trail veers downhill easy to miss, and other trails have been worn in as a result but they will not take you as directly to Seems Easy and Surprise. Continue on for a few hundred feet and just before you reach the Surprise boulder, Seems Easy will appear on the large boulder to your right. Many other worthwhile problems exist on this block, from V0-V7.

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Far left foot start - a little easier if you're tall enough

Seems Easy (V5)

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Boissal .
Small Lake, UT

Probably the most frustrating, most impossible, easiest, trickiest, and greatest V4 in LCC. All at once. And it has the worst best looking foothold in the canyon. Oct 2, 2017

Skyler Lawrence
Salt Lake City, UT

Very unique outdoor boulder. Features movement you'd typically find on a comp-style indoor slab boulder. Try it yourself and see! May 19, 2019

J Saarela
Park City

Awesome movement. A stand start takes the edge off, but keeps most of the fun and still feels like a worthy v3. The sit is still very worth puzzling out though. May 26, 2020

Scott Stoddard
Utah

V4-5

More puzzle than power, love this one. Softer shoes recommended

Vid: youtu.be/04VJV0XX8rU Nov 2, 2021

Matty Coles
Salt Lake City

For a shortcut to get to this boulder:

From the Shivers Boulder, cross the river and follow the trail about 150 feet down river, until it turns up to the boulder. Aug 28, 2022