Utah · Rock climbing · Provo

Red Slab

Red Slab in Utah has 11 mixed climbing routes spanning 7 difficulty grades.

Red SlabPhoto: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
11 routes
5.5 – 5.10d
Sport · Trad · Mixed

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No closures listed

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

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Red Slab is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including the Rest Area and Ed and Terry Wall, both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 11 routes in total. Eight are sport routes, two are trad, and one is mixed. Grades run from 5.5 to 5.10d, with the hardest route, Impossible Dream, a trad climb at 5.10d. The Red Slab route itself is a sport climb at 5.6, and Red Dwarf, at 5.9, was first ascended by Jim Knight. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Provo show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages reach 95°F and winter brings frequent snow days. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Rock Canyon are both within a third of a mile. Hope campground is about 2.8 miles away, and Mill Race, a paddling spot, is about 4.1 miles off.

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