Chickenhead Party
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
| Type: | Trad, 190 ft (58 m) |
| GPS: | 40.5733, -111.754 |
| FA: | Adam Brown & Brian Smoot, November 2025 |
| Page Views: | 288 total · 45/month |
| Shared By: | bsmoot on Nov 14, 2025 |
| Admins: | Drew B, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
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…
Description
This is a better protected moderate face / slab route on great rock. Begin up a short crack to the tasty face above. Ascend nobs and chickenheads past 5 bolts to a 5' flake. This takes small cams. Continue up past a small roof to a bolted belay and the finish. It's also possible to split this climb into 2 pitches by moving right about half way up to the belay on Heaven's Gate. This climb can be descended with a single 70m rope.




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