This week we climbed twice in Rock Canyon (our local canyon). There are some really excellent quartzite climbs limestone climbs in the canyon. We opted for a wall called the AC/DC wall and the kitchen. Both of these areas were really great. The Kitchen has some 5.8-5.9 trad leads that can also be done on toprope. Since we were sans gear we just toproped some really fun crack climbs. I thought they were great, though Cassie was a bit less impressed. On Thursday we climbed at AC/DC wall and only had time for two climbs, so we climbed a 5.7 and a 5.9+ sport. Both of them were easy and fun. Plus the weather was outstanding and the views are beautiful. Gotta love having a local crag with this many climbs and yet so few people. Most states would be quite jealous of rock canyon, but having this much climbing on this many different kinds of rock is really amazing. Let me go over the list so you can appreciate whats around.
Rock Canyon: Quartzite and Limestone trad and sport. Hundreds of routes
American Fork Canyon: Mostly limestone with a little quartzite. A mecca of sport climbing probably with thousands of routes.
Little Cottonwood Canyon: Worldclass Granite Bouldering and trad multipitch climbs.
Big Cottonwood Canyon: Great Quartzite trad and sport climbing.
Maple Canyon: Cobblestone climbing. Probably some of the most unique climbing in the world.
Ibex: World renowned quartzite bouldering and great multipitch sport and trad climbs.
Joes Valley: world famous sandstone bouldering
Triassic: less well known but fantastic sandstone bouldering
St. George: sport limestone and sandstone
Indian Creek: world famous splitter cracks in the desert. People talk of this place in with awe in their voices.
So, that isn't all of the climbing, but it's a brief synopsis of some of the best. So, we're headed back to maple tomorrow to try some more climbs. Hope everyone out there is enjoying themselves.
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