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Elevation: 5,000 ft
GPS: 37.0968, -113.9116
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Shared By: Josh Janes on Apr 16, 2012
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

Description Suggest change

This is a limestone sport area between St. George and Las Vegas that includes The Cathedral, The Wailing Wall, The Sumo Wall, The Basilica, and The Logan Crag.

Getting There Suggest change

From the south (Las Vegas): Take I-15 north to Littlefield, AZ. Take exit 8 towards Beaver Dam and get onto Hwy 91 (west of I-15) heading north. Follow Hwy 91 for exactly 13 miles and turn left/west onto a gravel road (Lytle Ranch Road). This turn is almost directly opposite an obvious, 200' roadside cliff. Follow this for 1.9 miles to an intersection; turn right. Continue for another 1.9 miles to a water tank and a pair of wooden corrals. Park here. Hike to the walls by following the wash east past the corrals and past cottonwood trees, eventually contouring around to the north. The Sumo Wall will be on your left; for the Cathedral or Wailing Wall, continue past this, eventually contouring back west; these walls will be on your right.

From the north (St. George): From Bluff St. in St. George, take Sunset Blvd. west for 10.9 miles (turns into Hwy 91). Keep left at the fork following Hwy 91 for an additional 11.8 miles. Turn right/west onto a gravel road (Lytle Ranch Road). This turn is almost directly opposite an obvious, 200' roadside cliff. Follow this for 1.9 miles to an intersection; turn right. Continue for another 1.9 miles to a water tank and a pair of wooden corrals. Park here. Hike to the walls by following the wash east past the corrals and past cottonwood trees, eventually contouring around to the north. The Sumo Wall will be on your left; for the Cathedral or Wailing Wall, continue past this, eventually contouring back west; these walls will be on your right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Welcome Springs

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 113
Pagan Rituals
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 116
Worshipping The Limestone Gods
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 119
Pocketline to the Moon
Sport
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 80
Raising Cain
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 101
Speaking In Tongues
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 122
Heretic Wisdom
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 55
Re-Do
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 29
Natural Born Drillers
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 29
Bastard Stepchild
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 43
Spaceshuttle to Kolob
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 41
Holbytla
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 9
Pussycat
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 10
Resurrection
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 7
Indulgence
Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
 6
Treebeard
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Pagan Rituals Cathedral
 113
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Worshipping The Limestone Gods Cathedral
 116
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Pocketline to the Moon Wailing Wall
 119
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Raising Cain Cathedral
 80
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Speaking In Tongues Cathedral
 101
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Heretic Wisdom Wailing Wall
 122
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Re-Do Wailing Wall
 55
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Natural Born Drillers Cathedral
 29
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Bastard Stepchild Wailing Wall
 29
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Spaceshuttle to Kolob Cathedral
 43
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Holbytla Wailing Wall
 41
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Pussycat Wailing Wall
 9
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Resurrection Wailing Wall
 10
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Indulgence Wailing Wall
 7
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Treebeard Wailing Wall
 6
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a Sport
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