Utah · Rock climbing · Sandy

Life on your feet

Combines bolts and placed gear on the same line at Utah's Bongeater Buttress.

5.12d
grade
Mixed
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 Life on your feet

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

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.6 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the hardest routes catalogued at Bongeater Buttress, where the grade span tops out at 5.12d. This line combines both bolts and placed gear on the same sequence.

Photo of the crag

Bongeater Buttress — the crag this route is on
Bongeater Buttress, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: paulinkenbrandt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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