Shady Zion Walls

What are some Zion routes/walls that are shady (and not closed for nesting birds) this time of year? Thanks!

-Tristan

Good question...Off the top of my head - one route that is super fun and in the shade in the afternoon is Ashtar Tower. It is a free standing tower on the right when driving towards the tunnel - just before you get to the ranger tunnel station (heading North/East bound)

another route that gets good shade in the late afternoon is the Pulpit, some sketchy A0 to easy slab on the first pitch and a nice 5.9 ish crack on the second pitch.

I am not sure if is closed for falcon, it'd be hot but the upper pitches are in a chimney so if you start early you can get to the shade before you get too baked on Iron Mesiah - bring water

There are a couple of routes at the Organ - a huge wide chimney that would be relatively cool in temp until the second pitch - but doable in a couple of hours - same thing goes for Organasm - the first pitch has morning shade 5.8 (IMHO the hardest 5.8 you'll ever do, but that is the Zion consensus) and an amazing perfect hands second pitch that protects super well - you can place a piece of gear ANY where on that pitch and it'll be bomber. The Organ would have early morning shade.

All the bigger routes and walls would bake you to a crisp though.

I'd be happy to give any info or answer any other question about these routes if you have any...hope this helps.

For cragging, the "Cragmont" area (near the tunnel) is shady and not closed. There are a number of shady wall routes. The Kolob area has the advantage of being at a significantly higher elevation, and thus cooler. A few North facing walls in Kolob that come to mind are Golden Years, and Catharsis on Shuntavi Butte, and the Thunderbird Wall on Timbertop Mesa. Those are all very climbable this time of year. There are some walls in the N and middle forks of Taylor creek that would be shady, but they may be closed and I don't have first hand info. There are also two badass routes on shady walls somewhere in Zion that I know of, but I won't be posting until I get the FFA.

In the main canyon, Shune's Buttress is shady most of the day, and it kicks ass. The Watchman is shady most of the day, and the Temple of Sinawava routes don't get much sun. Have fun!

back from the dead... did you get those FFA's Mike?