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12 Gauge Conversion 
2 Weeks Notice 
Australian Monk 
Beggars and Choosers 
Benefit of the Doubt 
Bitter Recriminations 
Brazilian Ninjas 
Chinese Gauncho 
Cool Katz 
Damned If You Do 
Damned If You Don't 
Dueling Grandmas 
Factional Infighting 
Fat Black Chuck 
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow 
Hairy Virgin 
Hue and Cry 
I'm hungry, I've got to poop! 
Inquisition, The 
Lincoln's Lament 
Luck of the Irish 
Moral Dilemma 
Not Arrgh 
Pain in the Cass! 
Perky's Playground 
Presidential Centerfold 
Presidential Warfare 
Puppet Strings 
Rock!! n' Roll 
Sand Stoner Reverse 
Short and Dorky 
Shotgun Baptism 
Skin Graft 
Stick to your Guns 
Tape Up 
Washingtons' Wig 
Wave, The 
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Green Valley Gap 


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Description 

A west/east trending kind of tight canyon. Typical sandstone routes, just short. It can be cool in the winter, but my guess is hot in the summer. Most routes are on the north face.


Getting There 

Take Sunset Blvd west of the airport mesa to Dixie Drive Road and turn left. Continue until you reach Canyon View Rd, and turn right. Continue until the pavement ends. Continue as far as your car will allow aiming for the narrow canyon almost directly west of the end of the pavement. Either park at the base of the canyon and hike in or drive up the side (rt) of the canyon and hide down or rap down.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Green Valley Gap:
Tape Up   V5     Boulder, 1 pitch, 20 feet   
Cool Katz   5.7+     Sport, 35 feet   
Perky's Playground   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Luck of the Irish   5.9+     Sport, 30 feet   
Puppet Strings   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet   
Beggars and Choosers   5.10b PG13     Sport, 40 feet   
Shotgun Baptism   5.10+     Sport, 30 feet   
Pain in the Cass!   5.10c/d     Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet   
Benefit of the Doubt   5.11a     Sport, 40 feet   
Skin Graft   5.11b     Sport, 35 feet   
Moral Dilemma   5.11b     Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet   
Stick to your Guns   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Sand Stoner Reverse   5.12a     Sport, 45 feet   
Short and Dorky   5.12b     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
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Featured Route For Green Valley Gap
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Sand Stoner Reverse 5.12a  UT : Saint George : Green Valley Gap
A name such as this implies a few things.....for me, it says there is hope for Saint George yet.Bolted with the drill in reverse, Sand Stoner Reverse still holds its share of big whippers. Smooth and potent, this overhung scoop has some of the best climbing at the gap. Requiring thought, this route isn't as dumb as it sounds. A combination of finding proper body position and a need to milk the rests will keep the aspiring climber from getting too high...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


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The Gap

The Gap

Pretty fun 5.8 chimney, I don't know its name.

Pretty fun 5.8 chimney, I don't know its name.

Working my way up the chimney.

Working my way up the chimney.


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By triznuty
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 11, 2006

This place has great rock. Fun little sandstone sport climbing area. I was how ever very disappointed in all the trash at this place. There's a washing machine down in the canyon, not to mention other crap. It was really horrible looking!! A lot of anchor bolts were cut and smashed...At least one in the pair would be...Whats up with that...?

Also don't bother using the old guide book for this area... It will just waste your time to try and figure out what is what...And we still don't know must of what we climbed... Just get on it if it looks good.

Also witnessed some bullsh*T at this area. I don't remember the name of the climb (I think it was an .11b...maybe called Moral Dilemma...That would be ironic), anyway some guy removed the first bolt/hanger because it was a spinner... It looked fine and I even clipped it myself (even though you would deck if you fell onto it, but I'm sure it would of held a fall)... But instead of tightening the damn bolt, he just stole the hanger. I wish I would of said something about that, but at the time I didn't think it was my business to say anything (couple of them were locals). I think this group was a bunch of idiots and next time I'll say something...

The guy who stole the hanger had to stick clip the next bolt......PUSSY!

St. G locals...Sorry for not standing up and saying something....

By Jen H
From: Holladay, Ut
Nov 4, 2006

Have to agree with the previous post. We spent 2 hours trying to figure out the climbs in the area and was highly disappointed. Bolts and anchors were missing. With all the other areas around St. George, this is one to skip.

By jtwalter
From: Orem, UT
Nov 6, 2007

I agree that this area isn't the best that St. George has to offer. However, there are some fun routes here in the .10 - easy .12 range, with the majority being top ropes or more moderate climbing. If you're a beginner climber or just starting leading this is a good area to frequent. The routes here are typically short, easy to toprope, while a few of them have missing bolts. This is a good winter crag.

It feels to me that the St. George locals abandoned this area as they found stellar climbing in other areas. Regardless, props to T. Goss and the rest of the St. George crew for their herculean effort in establishing so many lines around St. George.

By Kendall
From: Logan, UT
Apr 1, 2009

I love this area. I'm a local and fairly new to climbing regularly, but I think this will always be one of my favorite spots in St. G. My friends and I had a brand new copy of the guidebook and we found it quite useful, I've heard there have been many improvements on the section on this area from past editions. Anyways, great place to start out, many easy single-pitch climbs and a beautiful area.

By Jared R
Mar 1, 2010

The bolts that were once missing seem to have found their way back. This area is a really fun area. The routes are short but fun. There are lots of opportunities for short, fun trad climbing all along the cliff band. Most of which use gear anchors or sling boulders for top anchors. It is super fun. Bring your trad gear and have a great day of cragging 30' trad lines.

By Andrew W Smith
From: Salt Lake City, Ut
Mar 27, 2011

Just a shout-out to the University of Utah. a lot of the new bolts and chains that have been put up in the last 2-3 years were put up by the Climbing department from the U.

By KipHenrie
From: centerville, utah
Apr 5, 2011

Fabulous area if you want to knock off some great short climbs. The quality of rock is very nice. I recommend it. Sand Stoner Reverse is simply awesome!

By Hector
Aug 7, 2011

By Dan L
From: Moab, UT
Dec 20, 2011

I left a gold Link Cam near "hair today gone tomorrow". If anyone finds it, please let me know.

By Wilson Hansen
Jan 17, 2012

Does anyone know who put the route to the left of stick to your guns up, the one straight up the slab? Rating? Thanks.