Utah · Rock climbing · Sandy

Northeast Face

Pfeifferhorn's hardest catalogued climb; alpine, no fixed protection.

5.6
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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No closures listed

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

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This is the hardest route catalogued at Pfeifferhorn, where five climbs span from 5.4 to 5.6. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Pfeifferhorn — the crag this route is on
Pfeifferhorn, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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The Front

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Momentum Climbing Gym

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