WASATCH ALPINE ROCK CLIMBING

Guided Alpine Rock Climbing in Utah's Wasatch and the Uinta Mountains

High in the Alpine

Kamps Ridge (5.6) on Mt. Olympus soars

On the Rocks

Covering ground on Standard Ridge (5.5)

Techincal Winter Climbing

Climbing the North Ridge of the Pfeifferhorn

Summer Snowfield

Descending from Sunrise Peak

Alpine times

The South Ridge of Mt. Superior (5.5) is a long classic of the Wasatch Alpine

Evening Light

Camp below the Pfeifferhorn

The Wasatch provides a bountiful year-round playground for alpine ridge climbing. In summer, when ridges are bare of snow, easy rock climbing and scrambling skills are needed, while in winter, snow and mixed climbs are the norm. The beauty of climbing in the alpine lays in more quickly covering large stretches of terrain of less technical difficulty than that of traditional rock or ice climbing, often to gain a larger formation. Through special use permits of the USFS, we are able to access areas throughout Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons as well as areas within the Twin Peaks and Mt. Olympus Wilderness Areas and Uinta Mountains.

Private Alpine and Alpine Rock Guiding

Alpine climbing is all about tagging peaks high in the mountains. Anticipate consistent movement on big outings and some time spent in exposed positions! In summer most routes can be travelled with sticky rubber approach shoes while in winter mountain boots and crampons are needed (or sometimes skis). Join us for a technical romp in the hills!

Recommended Objectives:

Quartzite Routes Rating Grade* Season^

Toledo West Ridge Easy 5th II All

Superior South Ridge Easy 5th III All

Mt. Olympus Traverse 5.5 IV Sp, S, F

Geurt's Ridge 5.5 III Sp, S, F

Cottonwood Traverse Easy 5th IV S, F

Triple Traverse 4th IV S, F

Hayden Peak (Uintas) Easy 5th III S, F

Granite Routes Rating Grade* Season^

Pfeifferhorn N. Ridge 5.5 III W, Sp

Limestone Routes Rating Grade* Season^