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Choke Chain

Name: Choke Chain
Rating: 4.0

5.12 YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E6 6b British

Routes in Cat Wall

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	100th Monkey T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	9 Lives T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	[Redacted] T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	[Redacted] T 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Abbienormal (aka Red Neck Rock Warrior) T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Acme Plaque Me T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Alley Cat T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Bachelor Party T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Bad Cat T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Bagheera T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Burl Dog T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Cat Box T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cat Burglar T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Cat Got Your Tongue T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cat in a Hat T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cat in the Hat T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cat man do T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Cat Nap T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Cat Scan T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Cat Woman T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Cat's Cradle T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Cat's in the Doghouse T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Cat's Paw T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Catastroph T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Catastrophe T 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Caterpillar T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Cathedral of the Mad Feline T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Cathouse, The T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Catskills T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Catsup T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Cattle Call T 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Choke Chain T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Curiosity T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Dead Crow T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Deseret Moon T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Doggie Go T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Doghouse, The T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Fat Cat T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Felix T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Flatulent Cat T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Free Berlin T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Furr Ball T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Hairbald T 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Here Kitty Kitty T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Holy Catrimony T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Incredible Butt Crack, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Johnny Cat T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	King Cat T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	King of Beasts T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Kitten, The T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Kitty Litter T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Kool Cat T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Kung Pao Cat T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R
	Line King, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Lioness T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Look What Zog Do T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Love Cats T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Lynx T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Maceo T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Mad Dog T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Meow Mix T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	More Than One Way T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mousetrap T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	No Take On The Flake T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Pinky Groovy T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Pit Bull Terror T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Puddy Tat T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Puma T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Pussy Cat T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pussy Galore T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Sabertooth T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Satisfaction (as in I can't get no...) T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Stokat T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Super Cat of the Desert T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Sylvester T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Tasmania T,S 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Tender Vittles T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b PG13
	To Be Deleted (Unnamed 19) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	To Skin a Cat T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Tom Cat T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Trip to the Vet T,TR 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Unknown 67 T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Unnamed 11+ (right of Maceo) T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Unnamed 5.10 -Route 60 T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unnamed 5.10: Route 41 ( 46 in 2nd edition of Bloom) T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Unnamed 93 OW T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Whiskers T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wild Cat T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
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Type:	Trad, 60 ft (18 m)
FA:	Nathan Martin and Steve Quinlan
Page Views:	870 total · 20/month
Shared By:	Nate Sydnor on Nov 18, 2017
Admins:	slim, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, DCrane Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: No Toilet Facilities! Raptor Nesting Climbing Avoidance Areas - In Effect March 1st 2021 Details

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2021 Raptor Avoidance Areas

Each spring raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting. Eagles, falcons, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs and rock walls, and often return to the same site year after year to raise their young. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests that climbers and hikers avoid nest areas during critical nesting periods, typically in early March through late August. Avoiding climbing and hiking in the vicinity of the nests and keeping a safe viewing distance will help ensure survival of young birds.

Beginning March 1, the BLM asks the public to avoid climbing or hiking in areas with high potential or historically known to have bird nesting activity. The impacted areas are referred to in many climbing guidebooks as: The Wall, Far Side, The Meat Walls, Cliffs of Insanity, Public Service Wall, Disappointment Cliffs, Fin Wall, Broken Tooth, Cat Wall, Slug Wall, and Reservoir Wall. This list serves only as a guide and does not indicate every avoidance area or their many names. For access to a map of raptor avoidance area or any questions about raptors and migratory bird habitat in the Monticello area, please contact Thomas Plank or Jason Byrd with the BLM Monticello Field Office at 435-587-1500.

Full press release: blm.gov/press-release/blm-a…

Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

Indian Creek 2019 info:

News release from the BLM, Jason Byrd, 10/11/19.

or the link blm.gov/press-release/annou….

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures at the Cat Wall and Reservoir Wall. They occur annually from March 31st until August 31st. *Due to the federal hiring freeze in agencies such as the BLM of Monticello, no official closure for 2017 has been issued and the laws which have been put in place in previous years are not being enforced. Please, for the sake of fragile desert ecology, DO NOT CLIMB at stated walls. These raptors return to the same nesting sites every year to raise their nestlings.

Access Issue: See main page for raptor info. Details

This area is currently listed as a "raptor avoidance area". It is not a closure, but if you see the birds it is asked that you avoid the area. See the main page and/or contact the BLM for further details. Thanks.

Description

Cool, varied and bouldery climbing on this one. Super good route that could use more traffic. Powerful laybacks, interesting gear, crimps, fingers, tips...and take care with the belay for the hard start...

Location

Immediately right of Alley Cat

Protection

I used a #3 & #4 BD in the horizontal to protect the initial moves. Having several black Alien/purple c3 options is good for the thin section after that. Doubles of BD .3 & .4, double green, yellow and red Aliens, and a single .75, 1, & 2 that go in these weird but good placements.