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Zion Climbing: Free and Clean
Authors: Bryan Bird
Routes:  250 (click to see the complete route list)
Difficulty: 5.5-5.13a, C1-C3
Pages: 232 pages
Edition: 1st Edition, August 2009

 

Zion Climbing Free and Clean is the most comprehensive climber’s guide to Zion National Park, arguably one of the most beautiful national parks in the United States.  Inside you will find up-to-date information on more than 250 free climbs and 25 of Zion’s best clean aid climbs, plus pictures and directions to the park’s most popular bouldering areas. Detailed coverage ranges from 10-foot boulder problems to 2000-foot epic free climbs, making this compilation of stories, maps, and history the best guide available to Zion. 

Features available in both Print Books and eBooks:  
250 of the most classic free climbs, from Ashtar Command to Shune's Buttress
100 never-before published free climbs
25 of the best clean big walls, including Moonlight Buttress and Space Shot

Most accurate and complete beta ever for Zion
First ascent history—much of it previously unpublished
Loaded with full-page photos of color climbing action and rock formations

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  “Bryan Bird, one of Zion's most accomplished hardmen, has produced a great collection of route information that provides plenty of leads to adventure in this magical spot.”
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Route Name Formation Review
Spaceshot Leaning Wall
9
IV 5.6 C2 or 5.13
Crack in the Cosmic Egg Mt. Moroni
9
V 5.8 C2
Scramble Route Johnson Mountain
N/A
IV 4th class
The Big Lebowski West Temple
21
IV/V 5.11a/b
Led By Sheep Aries Butte
5
III 5.7
Touchstone Wall Cerberus Gendarme
N/A
IV/V 5.10 C1 or 5.13b
G-String Divas Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
I 5.10
Iron Messiah The Spearhead
6
III/IV 5.10
Lunar Ecstasy Moonlight Buttress Area
9
IV/V 5.10 C2
Sheer Lunacy Moonlight Buttress Area
7
IV 5.9 C2 or 5.12+ or 5.13
South Face Twin Brothers
N/A
III 5.5
Checkerboard Mesa, Wheat Chex East Zion
6
II 5.6/5.7
Lowe Route Angels Landing
13
IV/V 5.13 or 5.9 C3
Swoop Gimp or be Dust Moonlight Buttress Area
10
V 5.9 C3
Cave Crack Cerberus Gendarme
2
5.7
Shune's Buttress Red Arch Mountain
8
III/IV 5.11
Cynthia's Hand Job Cerberus Gendarme
2
II 5.10
Gentlemans Agreement Three Marys
9
IV 5.13b or 5.9 C1
Monkeyfinger Temple of Sinewava
9
IV 5.12b
Master Blaster Headache Area, Tunnel Wall
1
II 5.13+ or 5.8 C1
Globe Boulder Globe Boulder
N/A
VB/0-V5/6
Wigs in Space Red Arch Mountain
7
IV 5.11 or 5.9 A1
Weeping Rock Chimneys Weeping Rock
3
II 5.7
The Pulpit Temple of Sinewava
2
II 5.11 or 5.9 C2+
North Spur Chimney Sweep Lady Mountain
7
III 5.7 or 5.10
Lovelace AKA The Fang Wall East Temple
8
IV 5.12+ or 5.10 C1
Brown/Mcafee Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
Ashtar Command Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.9
Kung Pow Kitty Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
4
III 5.11
Cock Smasher Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
3
I 5.10
Micro Chuck Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.8
Bruce Lee Memorial Crack Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
1
5.10
10 Percent The Organ
5
III 5.9
Iron Like a Lion In Zion Isaac
16
IV/V 5.11b/c
Freak Show Temple of Sinewava
7
IV 5.12
Cherry Crack Cerberus Gendarme
2
I 5.10
Tooele Tower Eagle Crags
3
III 5.9+
The Headache Headache Area, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.10
Fang Spire East Temple
6
IV 5.9 C3
Coke Explosion Cathedral Mountain
4
III 5.10
Kung Fu Fighter Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
4
III 5.10+/11-
North Ridge, Watchman The Watchman
N/A
IV 5.10 A0
Feast of Snakes Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
6
III 5.11
The Organasm The Organ
2
II/III 5.10 C1 or 5.12
Old Man of The Mountain East Temple
6
III 5.10
Angels Hair Angels Landing
11
V 5.13a
Moonlight Buttress Moonlight Buttress Area
9
IV 5.12+ or 5.9 C1
Voodoo Rooves Cathedral Mountain
5
III 5.10
Uklaw and Aktak The Watchman
14
V 5.10 C1
Cat Hole Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
4
III 5.10
POW, Right in the Rat Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.11-
Tree House of Horror Johnson Mountain
12
IV 5.11
The Sand Teton Bridge Mountain
10
IV/V 5.11- A0
Organ Grinder The Organ
2
II 5.9+
Lap Dance Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.11-
Negative Ghostrider The Watchman
8
IV 5.11-
Central Pillar Mt. Spry
8
IV 5.10
The Silverback Temple of Sinewava
7
IV 5.12d
Chastity Crack The Watchman
3
II 5.11
Equinox Leaning Wall
10
IV 5.10
Golden Gate Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
4
IV 5.10
Ball and Chain Angels Landing
9
V 5.12d A0
Pie For Dinner The Watchman
14
IV 5.10
Smash Mouth Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
4
III 5.11+
Take Back the Rainbow Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
8
III 5.10
Cowboy Coffee Headache Area, Tunnel Wall
1
Hue and Cry The Watchman
8
IV 5.10+/11-
Right Toilet Crack Temple of Sinewava
5
III 5.10-
Trabajando La Esquina Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II/III 5.10+
Freezer Burn AKA Free or Burn East Temple
9
IV 5.11+ or 5.10 A2
Mojo Risin Johnson Mountain
8
IV 5.11 or 5.10 C1
Plan B Mt. Moroni
9
IV 5.12b
The Vigil The Watchman
10
IV 5.11
Party, Variation to Golden Gate Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
4
Cowboy Bob Goes to Zion East Temple
9
IV 5.11- R or 5.10+ C2
Mortal Combat Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.10
Unknown, Variation ot Ashtar Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
2
I 5.8
The Pulpette Temple of Sinewava
1
I 5.9
Blood Sport Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.10+
The Reach Around G1
14
IV 5.11-
Excedrin Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.10a
Up The Spearhead
6
IV/V 5.12
Cindy Loohoo Beehives
1
5.10
Gatekeeper Crack Gatekeeper Wall
6
V 5.10 C2
Boring Crack Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
2
I 5.10+
North Ridge Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
12
III/IV 5.10 C1, 10 aid moves
Rites of Passage Red Arch Mountain
9
IV 5.11+
The Man Eater Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
6
III 5.10+ C1
The Monkeys Always Send Dude Temple of Sinewava
9
IV 5.11+R C2 or 5.12 (toprope)
Gettin’ Western West Temple
18
V 5.11
The Oxbow Incident The Organ
7
II/III 5.10
Theatre Goddess Three Marys
6
III 5.10
South Ridge Mt. Spry
5
III 5.9+R
Swamp Donkey Mt. Spry
5
III 5.11- A0
Voice From The Dust Mt. Moroni
9
III 5.11
Dances With Zully Mt. Spry
6
III 5.10+
Southwest Face, C.T. Chimney Three Marys
6
III/IV 5.10
Mean High Tide Cerberus Gendarme
6
III/IV 5.10+
Made to be Broken Carbuncle Buttress
5
III 5.10d
Hello Mary Lou Angelino Wall
11
5.11 C1
The Gypsys Curse Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II 5.10
420 Crack Beehives
1
5.10
Sweep the Leg Johnny Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
2
I 5.10
Bits and Pieces Red Arch Mountain
8
IV 5.11
Riddlers Delight Carbuncle Buttress
8
III/IV 5.10
The Holy Roller Mt. Spry
5
III 5.11
Sandblaster Mt. Spry
8
IV 5.11
Omaha Bob Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
I 5.10
The Silmaril The Watchman
6
IV 5.12 or 5.10 A1
Locksmith Dihedral Gatekeeper Wall
7
IV 5.12a or 5.11+ C1
More Than A Woman Three Marys
5
III/IV 5.10
Parlay Beehives
1
5.11 A0
Cheyenne Social Club The Organ
5
III 5.10
Cave Dweller Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
4
II/III 5.10
Central Pillar, Watchman Direct The Watchman
14
IV/V 5.11 C1
Force Boyle Johnson Mountain
8
IV 5.11 A0
Collard Greens and Chicken Wings Beehives
1
5.11+
Mythical Kings and Iguanas The Watchman
6
III 5.10
Picking on the Fat Kid Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
6
II 5.10+
Rub it Raw Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
I 5.10
Another Roadside Attraction Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
9
IV 5.10 A1
Hans Beehives
1
5.10
Varco Route Mt. Moroni
2
II 5.11
Better Safe Than Sorry Sub Peak of Bridge Mountain
4
I 5.8 or II 5.10+
The Great Beyond Weeping Rock
8
III 5.10
Final Seconds Mt. Allgood
5
II 5.9
Fails of Power Cerberus Gendarme
2
I 5.11
Never Again Headache Area, Tunnel Wall
1
II 5.10
Immaculate Conception Three Marys
6
III 5.10+
S and M The Watchman
6
III 5.10+
Mojina Johnson Mountain
6
IV 5.10+
Migraine Headache Area, Tunnel Wall
2
I 5.11
Enter the Dragon Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.10+/11-
Krunk Juice Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
5.12+
Ivory Coast The Watchman
3
II 5.12-
Quanto Questo Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II 5.12
The Dark Tower Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
4
III 5.10+
Cradle to the Grave The Watchman
10
V 5.11 C2
Schnaggle Tooth East Temple
9
III 5.10 R
The Groper Mt. Moroni
6
III 5.10+
Coconut Corner Cerberus Gendarme
3
III 5.10+
Molecules of Emotion Mt. Moroni
6
IV 5.12b
The Quarry Cerberus Gendarme
8
IV 5.10
Shadow Warrior Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
4
III 5.10
Left Toilet Crack Temple of Sinewava
1
I 5.10
Risk Management Carbuncle Buttress
5
III 5.10+/11- A0
Frans Beehives
1
5.11
George the Animal Steele Cerberus Gendarme
4
II 5.10+
10th Division East Temple
9
IV 5.10+
The Hernia The Watchman
10
III 5.11/11+
Woods Route Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.11
Southeast Ridge Angelino Wall
11
5.11 C1
Hejira Ataxia Tower, Tunnel Wall
5
IV 5.10
Strikes and Gutters The Watchman
8
IV 5.10 C1
Nut Smasher Beehives
1
5.12c
Forced Issue Mt. Moroni
9
III/IV 5.10+ R
Cornback Rattler Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
2
II 5.11
Unholy Matrimony G1
10
III 5.11 C1 or 5.12-?
Back and Black Beehives
1
5.12
Birthday Bash East Temple
9
IV 5.12
Reggaetone Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
I 5.12a
Spicy Flakes Beehives
1
5.10+
Unknown Beehives
1
5.11
The Wisdom Tooth East Temple
5
II 5.10 A0
Rabbi Jah Kung Fu Theatre, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.11
Scandalous Hooker Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II/III 5.11
Master of Reality Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
2
5.12+
Slow and Delirious G1
14
IV 5.11-
The Greer Mt. Allgood
5
III 5.10
Dropping Bombs Leaning Wall
2
II 5.10
The Brown Fairy Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
3
II 5.11
Out of Wax Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
2
I 5.10
I’N’I Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
5
II 5.10
Uncertain Fates East Temple
9
IV/V 5.11 C1
H.C.N. Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
1
I 5.10+
Unnamed Beehives
1
5.11
Remnants of a Party Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II 5.10
Doppleganger Beehives
1
5.10+
You and You Cragmont, Tunnel Wall
4
II 5.10
Freeloader Isaac
18
V 5.12D
3 Star Rating
Northwest Ridge, Golden Spur Mountain of The Sun
10
III 5.7
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Casual Sex Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.8
3 Star Rating
Plumb Line Mt. Kinesava
10
V 5.12 R
3 Star Rating
Road to Cumorah Mt. Moroni
10
IV 5.11 A1 or 5.10 C1
3 Star Rating
Free Lhasa Mt. Kinesava
10
V 5.12a R
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Unknown Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.7
3 Star Rating
Desert Shield Desert Shield Area
9
V 5.9 C3
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs Unknown Hand Crack Right Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.10
3 Star Rating
Tricks of the Trade Isaac
18
V 5.10 C1+
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Snake in the Crack Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.8
3 Star Rating
Tatoween Mt. Kinesava
10
V 5.11
3 Star Rating
Southwest Ridge West Temple
N/A
III/IV 5.7
3 Star Rating
Cowboy Ridge (AKA Southwest RIdge) Mt. Kinesava
N/A
III 5.7
3 Star Rating
Lhasa Mt. Kinesava
10
V 5.11 A0
3 Star Rating
Disco Inferno Desert Shield Area
8
V 5.9 C2+
3 Star Rating
Jolly Green Jam Crack Mt. Kinesava
N/A
V 5.10 C1
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Unknown Chimney Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.6
3 Star Rating
South Face Angels Landing
3
II 5.10
3 Star Rating
Megamahedral Minotaur Tower
6
III/IV 5.11-
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs Unknwn Lft Facing Corner Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.9
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Unknown Roof to Hands Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.10+
3 Star Rating
Practice Cliffs, Unknown Hand Crack Left Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.10
3 Star Rating
Hladick aka The Flake Route Mountain of The Sun
1
I 5.9
3 Star Rating
Cosmic Trauma Leaning Wall
10
V 5.9 C3
Prodigal Sun Angels Landing
9
V 5.7 C2
4 Star Rating
Northeast Buttress Angels Landing
8
IV 5.10+
4 Star Rating

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