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Elevation: 4,992 ft
GPS: 38.6276, -109.4966
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Shared By: Andrew Gram on May 12, 2002
Admins: slim, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C
Warning Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek DetailsDrop down

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This is a big spread out area basically encompassing everything along the River Road north of Moab. The climbing is very diverse, including everything from nailups on towers, one pitch cragging, and even one of Moab's most popular bouldering areas.

Approaches range from 1 minute strolls from the car to 1 hour uphill bushwhacks through loose rock. There is a ton of new route potential here - there are at least 10 unclimbed lines for every established route.

Getting There Suggest change

All of River Road between Moab and the Dewey Bridge has climbing. Most of the time you just park in a pullout along the road.

227 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at River Road

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V4 6B
 101
Brown Power
Boulder
V5 6C
 126
Block Party
Boulder
V5 6C
 39
Basketball Diaries
Boulder
V6 7A
 116
Circus Trick
Boulder
V8 7B
 24
Chaos
Boulder
V10-11 8A
 7
Hell Belly
Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
 66
Spear of Destiny
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 185
Men in Tights
Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 286
Lonely Vigil
Trad 5 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 95
Encore
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 75
An Overflow of Good
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 89
Infrared
Trad 4 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R
 15
Dolofright
Trad 2 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 60
All the World's a Stage
Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
 11
Iron Maiden
Trad 3 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Brown Power Big Bend Boulde… > Block Top Boulder
 101
V4 6B Boulder
Block Party Big Bend Boulde… > Block Top Boulder
 126
V5 6C Boulder
Basketball Diaries Big Bend Boulde… > Army of Darkness Boulder
 39
V5 6C Boulder
Circus Trick Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
 116
V6 7A Boulder
Chaos Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
 24
V8 7B Boulder
Hell Belly Big Bend Boulde… > Chaos Boulder
 7
V10-11 8A Boulder
Spear of Destiny Utopia
 66
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 Sport
Men in Tights Take-Out Beach > Cinema
 185
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Lonely Vigil Lighthouse Tower
 286
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 5 pitches
Encore Take-Out Beach > Cinema
 95
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
An Overflow of Good Take-Out Beach > Theater
 75
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Infrared Big Bend Butte
 89
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad 4 pitches
Dolofright Dolomite Spire
 15
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a R Trad 2 pitches
All the World's a Stage Take-Out Beach > Theater
 60
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Iron Maiden Lighthouse Tower
 11
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13 Trad 3 pitches
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