Mike's Face Traverse
V7 YDS 7A+ Font
Avg: 3 from 5 votes
Type: | Boulder, 25 ft (8 m) |
FA: | unknown |
Page Views: | 623 total · 14/month |
Shared By: | Victor Copeland on Jul 27, 2020 |
Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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:
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Description
Name/history of this traverse is unknown. Start sitting on the far right side of the Mike's Face bloc. Follow the thin seam left on thin, technical moves to at least four potential finishes (1) up Mike's Face (easiest), (2) up Skat B's left-trending diagonal variation (harder), (3) up Unknown Direct (harder), (4) or up Unknown Left (perhaps easier, but I find this line rather cryptic). Video of traverse into Unknown Direct here. Proposed V7 grade is for traverse into Unknown Direct. Easier finishes may bring the grade down to V5/V6, but likely not below that.
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