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Wasatch, Autumn.
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Wasatch Range 

The Wasatch Range stretches from northern Utah, near the Idaho border, to central Utah beyond Mt. Nebo.

The range contains several major canyons, and a lot of minor canyons. Logan Canyon and American Fork Canyon (among others) are limestone; Big Cottonwood Canyon is quartzite, and Little Cottonwood Canyon is granite-like quartz monzonite. Superb climbing in all four of these.

In addition Bell's Canyon, near Salt Lake City, and Rock Canyon, near Provo, deserve mention.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Wasatch Range:
Steorts' Ridge   5.6     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   Big Cottonwood Canyon : The Dead Snag
Outside Corner   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   Big Cottonwood Canyon : JHCOB Wall
Beckey's Wall   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 160 feet   Gate Buttress : Beckey's Wall Area
Pentapitch   5.8     Trad   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Pentapitch Area
Bushwhack Crack   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet   Gate Buttress : Schoolroom Area
Lowe Route   5.8     Trad, 3 pitches   Lone Peak Cirque : Question Mark Wall
Satan's Corner   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 120 feet   Gate Buttress : Dihedrals Area
Hollow Man   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Challenge Buttress : North and West Faces
Green Monster   5.9     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 100 feet   Rock Canyon : Green Monster Slab
The Green Adjective   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Kermits Wall and Perhaps Ar...
The Coffin   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Coffin Buttress
Gordon's Hangover, Original Start   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Kermits Wall and Perhaps Ar...
Sasquatch   5.9+     Trad   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Pentapitch Area
S-Direct   5.9+ R     Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Little Cottonwood Canyon : The Thumb Area
Triple Overhangs   5.10a     Trad, 4 pitches, 550 feet   Lone Peak Cirque : Summit Wall
Mexican Crack   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Crescent Crack Buttress
Goodro's Wall   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch   Storm Mountain Picnic Area : Storm Mountain Island
Bongeater   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Little Cottonwood Canyon : Bongeater Buttress
Stiffler's Mom   5.11a     Trad, 12 pitches, 1300 feet, Grade III   Little Cottonwood Canyon : CoalPit Buttress
Arm and Hammer   5.11c     Trad, 6 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III   Bell's Canyon : Middle Bell Tower
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Featured Route For Wasatch Range
Classic AF Limestone

Division 5.11d  UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Division Wall
Rated 5.11d in the book, this route has suffered from the continuous demise of a "key" hold in the crux roof section, and is now, in my opinion, pretty solid 12a....especially for the area. Maybe I just don't climb it very often so it always feels hard.Big jugs lead to a roof, which you climb around on the left side of the bolt, and the pump really just builds after that as you climb on slopey pockets and edges to the chains. Somewhat of a testp...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


Photos of Wasatch Range Slideshow Add Photo
Autumn in the Wasatch.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Autumn in the Wasatch.
Photo by Blitzo.

Climbers in Little Cottonwood Canyon.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Climbers in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Photo by Bli...

Sunset just outside SLC

Sunset just outside SLC

Wildlife,

Wildlife,

Ferguson is sweet, sweet, sweet...it just took awhile to get to like it.<br />This is the Heart Wall--3 very worthy moderates that just need some more lovin

Ferguson is sweet, sweet, sweet...it just took awh...

my bud whipping off of 'Up a Cliff W/O a Ladder'--Narcolepsy Area, BCC

my bud whipping off of 'Up a Cliff W/O a Ladder'--...

Jimmy may be out of commission now, but he looked alright in this pic--Narcolepsy Area, BCC

Jimmy may be out of commission now, but he looked ...

R.I.P. Brent Higgins was a wonderful human, amazing climber, terrific father/husband, and is greatly missed.<br />Here is a typical shot of his huge smile in the middle of rockfall terror show on 'Book of Saturdays', Notch Peak.

R.I.P. Brent Higgins was a wonderful human, amazin...

The LCC/AF ridge line. The Pfifferhorn and Red Stack stand out nicely.<br /><br />Taken from the South Summit of Lone Peak

The LCC/AF ridge line. The Pfifferhorn and Red Sta...

spring-time crowd at helmetgate

spring-time crowd at helmetgate

umm...another shot of helmetgate (aka far east hellgate)

umm...another shot of helmetgate (aka far east hel...

From the top of Mt. Olympus, 2001. (Major two canyons are BCC & LCC)

From the top of Mt. Olympus, 2001. (Major two cany...

From Mt. Olympus, 2001 (Millcreek and Parleys)

From Mt. Olympus, 2001 (Millcreek and Parleys)

Beautiful view of Lone Peak in early May.

Beautiful view of Lone Peak in early May.

Ben on the South Ridge of Mt. Superior

Ben on the South Ridge of Mt. Superior

This is the place!

This is the place!

Looking up Timp. from just above Battle Creek Canyon.

Looking up Timp. from just above Battle Creek Cany...


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By Mike Kurilich
From: Salt Lake City
Sep 26, 2009

WARNING! A person or persons has chopped the routes at Geezer Wall!!! At this point do not waist your time going up to climb at this crag. I am going to hike up and assess the damage done by the culprits this afternoon.

If anyone knows the individuals that went to the trouble to KILL this crag we'd like to have a discussion on why such a harsh measure was taken to KILL a little gem that had a host of SAFE sport and mixed routes for the 5.5 to easy 5.10 leader. To put it bluntly, you people are anti-climbing community and ought to quit climbing. The amount of effort (with significant cost) to put up these routes FOR THE SLC CLIMBING COMMUNITY and beyond, and the quality and well thought out nature of the routes, did not justify KILLING THE CRAG.

It's in the hands of all you climbers out there if you feel this was justified fine, call the Geezer Wall dead. If you feel this action was unnecessary and want the routes to go back up come together and make it happen prove to those freaks that did the deed this is uncalled for, will not be tolerated and unacceptable in this climbing community. Thanks for the support!

Localism sucks and like on the coast, those that adopt this elitist mentality need to be called out and punished. Banishment from climbing in the central Wasatch is the minimum these individuals need to receive: Yeah I'm really irked about this BS.