Hype: Beautiful, unique, unforgettable. Mexican Hat, easily visible from the highway, is a great aid climbing adventure. A short approach, easy climbing, and impressive summit make for a fun outing. ...

Hype: Overview: Rating: 5.7 C1 I Length: 1-2 hours Gear: Aiders / Quickdraws / Rivet Hangers ...

Hype: Ancient Art has to be one of the most unique summits around. Easily recognized as it is often photographed. This is a must do if you are looking for a unique and breath tak...

Hype: Looking Glass rock, with its reasonable rating, and spectacular rappel, makes a great outing for those climbers comfortable on runnout, but easy terrain. Although the crux moves ar...

Hype: Thumbing through Desert Rock 4 toward the end of a climbing weekend in Moab, I spied Monticello Butte. A surprisingly moderate route at 5.7, it had a 4 star rating and se...

Hype: Elephant Butte, at 5653 ft., is the highest point in Arches National Park. The route, winding through the maze of entrada fins, requires good route finding (or persistence), ...

Hype: Trip Report - Fall 2007: Rating: 5.7 C1 I Length: 1-2 hours Gear: Aiders / 16 quickdraws ...

Overview: Rating: 5.5 I Length: 1-2 hours Gear: Standard trad rack. Nuts work well in many spots. 2-...

Hype:  Climbing Cleopatra's Chair is something I had wanted to do for a long time. The 5.6A0 rating made it sound fun, the "shoulder stand" made it sound adventurous. True to my impression, it didn't...

Hype: Window Blind has one of the best views in the San Rafael Swell. From it's summit, you can see the Upper Black Box, Mexican Mountain, and many other of the prominent landmarks in ...

Hype: Assembly hall peak looms over the San Rafael campground. Although the upper pitches are poor quality, the first pitch is really good, and the views from the summit are second to ...

Hype: Chimney Rock is just north of I-70, near Dutchman Arch, clearly visible from the Ghost Rock view area. In the book Canyoneering, Steve Allen mentions it as a rock climbers ...