Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

PacMan

An unbolted alpine line in a predominantly sport-bolted crag.

5.10+
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

Is PacMan open right now?

No closures listed

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

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit PacMan

Best months: June–September. 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

    31° / 15°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 15°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    37° / 20°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    42° / 25°

    12 wet

  5. May

    53° / 33°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 42°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 50°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 49°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    62° / 41°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    49° / 31°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    37° / 21°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    30° / 15°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 5.3 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 101 routes catalogued in Big Cottonwood Canyon, this alpine line in the PacMan Wall sector stands apart as an unbolted climb within a crag dominated by sport-bolted routes.

Photo of the crag

Big Cottonwood Canyon — the crag this route is on
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: TerryDOtt, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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The Front

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Momentum Climbing Gym

Rock Climbing business nearby (~13 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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