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Tucupit

Utah > Southwest Utah > Zion NP > Kolob Canyon > N Fork of Taylor
Warning Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures ***** RAIN AND WET ROCK ***** The sandstone in Zion is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN ZION during or after rain. A good rule of thumb is that if the ground near your climb is at all damp (and not powdery dry sand), then do not climb. There are many alternatives (limestone, granite, basalt, and plastic) nearby. Seasonal Raptor Closures DetailsDrop down

Description

This section includes routes on the West Face and North Face of Tucupit.

Getting There

Park at Middle Fork of Taylor and hike trail to cabin. Turn of at the cabin on a well worn social trail the goes down to the North Face. Cross the creek once then continue along trail until the turn off for your objective.
1) Take the fork up the sagebrush slope for West Face Routes (from Pain Chamber to Moped Man).
2) Continue along the creek and take the first steep (near-vertical) drainage on the right for Skeleton Key and Stone Age.
3) Continue along the creek and trend up the slope past the large talus field for other routes (Deerslayer, Beer-hedral, Shady Tuna).

Routes from Left to Right

5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 7
The Skeleton Key
Trad 15 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 2
Pain Chamber
Trad 4 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 2
Tucupit nova
Trad 7 pitches
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 1
Morphology
Trad 6 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 45
Tucupit occidentalis
Trad 7 pitches
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
 2
West Face of Tucapit
Trad 8 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 2
Moped Man
Trad 2 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
The Skeleton Key
 7
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Trad 15 pitches
Pain Chamber
 2
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches
Tucupit nova
 2
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad 7 pitches
Morphology
 1
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Trad 6 pitches
Tucupit occidentalis
 45
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 7 pitches
West Face of Tucapit
 2
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R Trad 8 pitches
Moped Man
 2
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad 2 pitches

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Tucupit, N Face
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Tucupit's west shown in the sun and it's North Face hidden in the shade
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