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First ascent history—much of it previously unpublished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


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