Utah · Rock climbing · Alpine

South Summit Wall

South Summit Wall in Utah has 14 climbing routes with 12 difficulty grades.

South Summit WallPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
14 routes
5.7 – 5.11c
Alpine

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No closures listed

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

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South Summit Wall is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is alpine, with 14 routes spread across the wall. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.11c, with the median around 5.9+. Some of the named routes include Right Thumb (5.7), Center Thumb (5.9) and Taivallista (5.11c). The Gardner's Delight, a 5.9, was first climbed by Madison Goodman and Jordan Noe in July 2016. The Summit Wall and Question Mark Wall climbing areas both lie about 0.1 mile away. Jacobs Ladder, a mountain biking route, is about 0.6 mile off. Lake Hardy, a hike, is roughly 1.9 miles away.

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