Type: | Sport, 90 ft (27 m) |
FA: | Duane Raleigh 1988 |
Page Views: | 1,660 total · 33/month |
Shared By: | Kevin Piarulli on Jan 12, 2021 |
Admins: | Kevin Piarulli, Micah Klesick, Nate Ball |
ALL SEASONAL CLIMBING CLOSURES FOR CLIMBING AND SLACKLINING WILL BE LIFTED ON FRIDAY, JULY 7TH THIS WEEK.
THANKS, EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP IN OBSERVING RESTRICTIONS DURING THE NESTING SEASON!
There are many seasonal raptor closures with varying dates and specific boundaries. These generally effect The Monument, Kiss of the Lepers, Picnic Lunch Wall and/or Smith Rock group, and possibly elsewhere. These usually run from February to the beginning of August, but each closure is usually shorter than this, and is dependent on the birds' behavior. Check this site for details: smithrock.com/seasonal-clos…
Description
This seldom-climbed '80s sport route is found left of Zion's 4th pitch flake, with standard Smith crimping and pockets on the clean upper headwall of Morning Glory. The first 4 bolts are tenuous slab, leading into a technical crux section in the middle. After reaching a good rest, execute some spidery pocket sequences at the top.
To descend, rappel from the ledge (80m rope or two ropes makes it to the ground in two raps, otherwise 3 raps with a 60m). You can also top out and walk off, climbing above the anchor onto a crumbling ledge to join the finish of Zion.
The belay ledge and route itself are very clean, but it's probably best saved for quiet midweek days at the park just in case of rockfall above an extremely busy area.
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