A view of a flowering cactus and the Bridgers from...
Description
The Cat Wall is loaded with lots of great climbs. Most of these are fairly difficult in the 5.10+ to 5.12 range. There are fantastic splitters that cut through magnificent roofs as well as some thin, steep finger cracks. There seems to be great lines every ten to thirty yards along the wall. Even if there are a lot of people around, keep walking and you will find a fun worthwhile line that is unoccupied.
Getting There
From Newspaper Rock drive about 8 miles to the junction of County Road 104 and Utah 211 (this is about 5 miles north of Supercrack Buttress). Park on the east side of the road at the large dirt turn-out. Go through the ranch gate (be sure to close it behind you) and follow a trail that heads NE toward the wall. The walk is almost 2 miles. However, unless things have changed, a moderately well driven two-wheel-drive with a little clearance should be able to drive in through the gate considerably closer to the wall and park on a knoll right below the trail that goes up to the cliffs.
This classic splitter finger crack is a must do if you're up to the challenge. The route starts by climbing about 10' of overhanging jugs and then its fingers the rest of the way. The lower portion of the crack is not too bad with good feet here and there to a good rest. From the rest place a couple pieces as high as you can and fight through the crux to the chains....[more]
There are actually two places to hike in from.Another road (slightly shorter and less rugged) comes into another parking area further to the south. It is a littler farther from the main area, but provides closer access to the routes further south down the wall.
Cat Wall
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