Trip: Black Rocks, sunny side. St George UT - many
Date: 2/2/2008
Trip Report:
fyi... there is good cragging in southwest utah in the winter. 10-15 degrees warmer and than anywhere else in the state.
couple hour drive south of salt lake is st george. we went to the outdoor outlet in the downtown to get some beta for what would be sunny. black rocks is a few miles out of town and a 1.3 minute approach. sold. pretty much the whole sunny side wall is 5.9 to 5.10 short sport routes. you can start at one end and just work your way to the other. small edges and cool pockets.
weather was going to be bad on sunday but we drove around a little more to check out some of the other areas. looks like prophecy wall would be an awesome area. again, 2 minute approach for 2-3 pitch sport climbs in the .10's.
looking forward to going back. it is all pretty recently developed climbing areas and is a shorter drive than to vegas.
Gear Notes:
depeds on where you go. if you go to black rocks, you only need a handfull of quickdraws
Approach Notes:
SHORT!!!