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South Park Rock Climbing

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Areas in South Park

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Elevation:	5,077 ft	1,547 m
GPS:	43.5963, -111.6331 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Winter closure Details

The entire area is under a general human-use ban during the winter months.

Description

South Park is certainly a unique crag. You'll find it on the same road as Pointless. This concludes the list of similarities.

South Park offers no single-digit routes, and most lines go easier than 12c. Most of the wall overhangs about 6 feet in 90. The stone is broken and sometimes loose, and by all indications will continue to be so until the rapture. This place cannot be treated like a gym. Holds break unexpectedly. Pay attention and communicate with your belayer.

The real essence of South Park climbing is the overwhelming prevalence of open-handed pinches. Climbing here tends to be pumpy more than technical. Think fitness over bouldery cruxes.

Watch out for snakes and falling rock. Belayer, wear a helmet, and do not stand directly under the climber. Do not flake your rope directly under the climber unless you like core shots. Bring your stick clip and have a great time.

The area guidebook is Sweet Spots, by Jerry Painter and Matt TeNgaio.

Getting There

Follow directions to Heise Rock. Continue east past Heise a little less than a mile until you reach a dirt road on the right. Follow this road about 4 miles.
You'll see a large sign saying "Wolf Flats". The wall is .8 miles past this sign.
Please don't park in the little turnout directly across from the wall. Park in the large pullout on the left about 100 yards past.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South Park

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 20 ● Smug Alert Sport Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 13 ● Who Killed Kenny Sport Main Wall
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 20 ● Chef's Meatballs Sport In the trees
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 20 ● Cartman Sport Main Wall
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 17 ● Scuzzlebutt Sport In the trees
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 5 ● Big Gay Al Sport Main Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 27 ● Mr Hankey Sport In the trees
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 15 ● Hippy Digger Sport Main Wall
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 17 ● Temptation Sport In the trees
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 12 ● Make Love Not Warcraft Sport Main Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 21 ● Drive-by Trucker Sport In the trees
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 15 ● Ricardo Gets an Anal Probe Sport In the trees
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 9 ● EDS Sport In the trees
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 5 ● In Between Days Sport In the trees
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 5 ● Government Shutdown Sport In the trees