[Hide Comment] The junk at the top actually looked pretty dangerous so we lowered off before it on a nut and couple tricams - which I'm sure disappeared on the next ascent. The rest of the route is great though. Perhaps someone knows who put it up and could get permission to lower the anchor?! Nov 27, 2001

[Hide Comment] "The junk at the top" is not that bad. Don't move the anchors. Feb 2, 2002

[Hide Comment] The "white" section at the top is not the best, but is not too dangerous. I remember a key blue tcu placement in a horizontal pod which made me breathe alittle easier.

Tom Murphy Apr 1, 2003

[Hide Comment] This route is characterized by a stembox ~30 feet up, which, like Tony mentions, provides a rest from the fingers / lieback start. The stembox is fairly unique for Indian Creek and provides a bit of rest prior to what I belive is the crux of the route; a section of thin hands through a few bulges.

Sure the rock is a little sandy and not that high quality toward the anchor, but that is part of the adventure that is "Anasazi".

I recommend this route based on my own experience leading it years ago. May 10, 2003

[Hide Comment] An absolutely fantastic route. The anchor should certainly not be lowered, as the climbing on soft rock is easy and protectable, and actually quite fun. I placed a green alien in the horizontal. This piece is suspect in the soft rock, but even if it pulls your next cam is not far below and there is nothing to hit if you fall. I lowered off on a 70 meter rope. Oct 17, 2005

[Hide Comment] Please disregard my anchor moving comment from years ago. Newbie silliness. Aug 14, 2008

[Hide Comment] First Ascent from Bjornstad, 1988:

Mugs Stump and Bob Sullivan, 1978. Oct 22, 2009

[Hide Comment] Mostly .5s! Sep 9, 2016

[Hide Comment] Rad climb. (2) .4, (6) .5, (4) .75, (3) 1, (1) 2, and (1) 3 will sew it up. The .3/green alien fits perfectly in the horizontal towards the top. Nov 15, 2016

[Hide Comment] Anasazi is a fun route as the star rating indicated. I here just want to point out that the OW TR off the same anchor is a really good one. It's not as dirty as it looks and has a couple of tricky spots to provide fun challenges. Pack your knee pads before heading up the trails so you don't have an excuse to skip it. :D May 7, 2017

[Hide Comment] High quality route, checked it out because the classics on buttress were packed, and had this one all to ourselves. Thought the first 1/3 of the route was pretty challenging for 11a as it was continuous .5s thumb-bars with no feet, but smaller/bigger hands might find it easier. Mar 31, 2019

[Hide Comment] I climbed this some years ago and had no idea about the "...climbing activity is impacting cultural resources at this site, please choose another route - See Pictures and description from the BLM Monticello Field Office for more information."

I Googled the above and couldn't find anything. Does anyone know what the specific issue is with this route? And does anyone have a link of the "pictures and description" from the BLM on this issue? Mar 30, 2023

[Hide Comment] Hi Jim,
If you look through the photos attached on this page, you will see some including this one, added by Kate Godwin of the Access Fund:
mountainproject.com/assets/…

The text states:
“Photo from BLM Monticello Field Office showing existing rock art and remains of a prehistoric granary structure.”

There was also a photo of pottery shards found at the base of the route, which provide a bit more evidence that this is indeed a historic cultural site.
Had I noticed these things or known that at the time, I would not have climbed the route myself. Mar 30, 2023

[Hide Comment] Was pretty psyched to try this route last week, but luckily looked at mountain project first and saw the comments referencing a cultural site. While the pottery shards are hard to spot, they're clearly there are the base of the route. Additionally, my partner and I found pictographs on the downed pillar that you climb through to get to the base of the route.

Obviously upon reading the comments here and seeing the pottery shards and pictographs we did not climb the route - I just wanted to echo the sentiment that this route should not be climbed even though it looks mega! There are a bunch of other great layback cracks nearby that should scratch the same itch. If you do walk near the route though the pictographs and pottery shards are pretty neat! May 1, 2023