Kanab/Zion

I'll be vacationing with family in Southern Utah (staying in Kanab) next week. I will have first-time climbers with me. I'm looking for 5.4-5.7 single pitch climbs with easy TR access without leading (no one else will have ever belayed before). I'm looking at Zion's practice cliffs here on MP but am curious if there's another similar area in/near Zion or near Kanab that fits this description. Thanks!

Henry Holub wrote:I'll be vacationing with family in Southern Utah (staying in Kanab) next week. I will have first-time climbers with me. I'm looking for 5.4-5.7 single pitch climbs with easy TR access without leading (no one else will have ever belayed before). I'm looking at Zion's practice cliffs here on MP but am curious if there's another similar area in/near Zion or near Kanab that fits this description. Thanks!

Zion isn't really a beginner friendly area.

try "Green Valley Gap" in St George.
You can literally top-rope off your car/truck/van bumper(there are actual anchors)and it goes from I believe easy 5.5- .12's or maybe harder...

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Thanks! I appreciate the help. I'd gotten the idea that Zion wasn't ideal for this, but as we will be there a couple days of the trip, I was hopeful there might be something fitting that just wasn't posted on here. I'll check out the other places you mentioned

Marc801 wrote:Zion isn't really a beginner friendly area.