Date: November 27, 2019 (Wed)
Partner: Mike Cichon
Climbed at: Wall Street
Routes (ordered by grade):
• Bad Moki Roof 5.9, trad
• Flakes of Wrath 5.9, trad
• Another Roadside Distraction 5.10b, trad
• Potash Bong Hit 5.10, trad (toprope)
• Walk on the Wild Side 5.10 OW, trad
• Astro Lad 5.11a, trad
• Static Cling 5.11a, trad
• Flakes of Wrath Direct 5.11b, trad (toprope)
After climbing on
Where Have All the Wild Things Gone?, Mike and I drove to
Indian Creek, where we planned to spend the rest of Thanksgiving week. However, an unforecasted snowstorm deposited 5 inches of snow on us after our first day. So we drove back to Moab and cragged a day at Wall Street while we waited for the snow to melt in Indian Creek. Wall Street is a popular cragging area near Moab. And for good reason. The 500-foot cliff of Navajo sandstone towers above the Colorado River and UT 279, and there are more than 100 routes, both bolted face and cracks, ranging in difficulty from 5.4 to 5.12. With its sunny aspect, Wall Street is a great place to spend a cool day.
Date: November 23, 2023 (Thu)
Partner: Nate Arganbright
Climbed at: Day Canyon & Wall Street
Routes (ordered by grade):
• Pocket Rocket 5.10c, sport
• Eat the Rich 5.10c, trad
• El Cracko Diablo 5.10, trad
For Thanksgiving 2023, Nate and I decided to go to Moab. We found a cute airbnb 7 miles south of Moab, where we would stay Thursday through Saturday nights. Unfortunately, the weather deteriorated in the days leading up to the trip, so our plans to climb tower routes every day were thwarted. But given the Estes Park forecast was for snow and freezing temperatures, we decided to go anyway, and hopefully get in a few pitches of climbing and do some desert hiking. On Thanksgiving Day, we managed one half day of climbing at Potash Road. We climbed one route in Day Canyon and two routes at Wall Street.
