Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Falling Apart at the Seams

The hardest route catalogued at North and West Faces.

5.11b
grade
Trad Gear
style

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The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

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Best time to visit Falling Apart at the Seams

Best months: April–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 34°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 39°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 67°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 56°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 43°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 32°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 2 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade spectrum at North and West Faces, where 18 climbs have been catalogued ranging from 5.7 to 5.11b.

Photo of the crag

North and West Faces — the crag this route is on
North and West Faces, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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