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Four classic Little Cottonwood climbs

April 24, 2010
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Four classic Little Cottonwood climbs

Spring is finally here in the Wasatch! While the peaks are still decked out in their winter coat, the canyons (or their sunny sides, at least) are beautiful, warm, and dry. A few weeks ago, I hit up some uber-classic Little Cottonwood trad lines and had a thoroughly fantastic time. With lots of sun...
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Five easy towers for climbing novices

February 21, 2010
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Five easy towers for climbing novices

Desert towers are just plain cool. You get all the awesomeness that comes from normal rock climbing with the added bonus of topping out on a summit! But climbing in the desert can be pretty darn terrifying. The bolts spin, the rock breaks apart, and the gear falls out. But it doesn’t have to...
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Rock Canyon: The red-headed stepchild of Wasatch climbing

February 2, 2010
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Rock Canyon: The red-headed stepchild of Wasatch climbing

Rock Canyon gets a bad rap, and few non-local climbers climb there. Salt Lake climbers mock this rugged little canyon directly east of Provo as a backward choss pile with bolted cracks all over the place. There is a degree of truth to these accusations: there are a fair amount of chossy routes, and...
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