Rock Climbing - Rock Canyon (Provo UT)

[traben27]

These are from awhile ago, but I figured I might as well post them up since I have a question anyway :hillbill: My roommate has been into rock climbing for awhile, he does it with his older brothers a lot, but he just got my other roommate and I into it a lot. We even bought harnesses and are looking for climbing shoes after 2 times of doing the real stuff (none of that pansy indoor stuff :flipoff: jk).

Heres the question: We're planning on making a trip down to St. George, UT to maybe do a little wheeling/camping and were wondering if anyone knows if there are any good spots to do some climbing and if it'll be warm enough by mid-Feb.

Onto the pics...

Me on Pa's Mother (5.8)
http://lh3.google.com/funkycrime89/R1W0TrqLcGI/AAAAAAAAAos/syWW1W41FuI/IMG_3216.JPG?imgmax=576

Roommate coming back down
http://lh4.google.com/funkycrime89/R1W0A7qLcAI/AAAAAAAAAn4/0hgDvIbCFX4/IMG_3210.JPG?imgmax=576

At the top
http://lh6.google.com/funkycrime89/R1Wz1bqLb7I/AAAAAAAAAnM/9Vrxzh1_1-s/IMG_3205.JPG?imgmax=576

The one that knows what he's doing
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v155/19/99/1024560705/n1024560705_30592262_6767.jpg

View from the base of the wall
http://lh4.google.com/funkycrime89/R1W0U7qLcHI/AAAAAAAAAo0/NU4R32Wytlw/IMG_3217.JPG?imgmax=576

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v155/19/99/1024560705/n1024560705_30592248_1852.jpg

The Kitchen (different day)(5.6)
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v155/19/99/1024560705/n1024560705_30592270_9558.jpg

She had fun for her first time out...
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v155/19/99/1024560705/n1024560705_30592268_8839.jpg

It's a fun sport, I hope to get into it more. Feel free to post up some pics if you have them.

[traben27]

Oh and one more question to go along with the climbing, does anyone happen to know of any caves around there?

[Good Times]

awesome photos! I'd love to try this but damn I'm sooo scared of heights I'm a big chicken :) One day!

[traben27]

Oh trust me I have a fear of heights too. Once I got to the top I was freaking out when it hit me that I had to rappel back down. I've rappelled before, just never off the face of a rock. It's so fun though, I just wish it would stop snowing up here so we didn't have to go to the indoor stuff. It's fun too but nothing is as fun as being on the real rocks.

[04 Rocko Taco]

Hey Traben, your girlfriend it cute....









Unless thats your sister....










In which case, your sister is cute.

[traben27]

Haha no she's not my girlfriend, that'd be my girlfriends best friend. But she's been one of my good friends for the last 5 years...so thanks? haha.

[EWAYota]

Got to love climbing in street shoes. I hated those days. Haven't gone climbing in about 2 years now. Last stint of climbing was here:

http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/20977.jpg

Climbing ranges from 5.1-5.10C with 36 different routes.

My first climb was a solid 25 feet. Didn't want to repel down, so I climbed back down. Highest climb was 200 I think. Everytime I climb, my eyes keep checking my knots, lol.


Good site to find areas to go, www.summitpost.com

[traben27]

Yeah, the kid that showed us everything has climbing shoes, he just didn't bring them that time. I'm probably going to be buying some in the next month. That looks like a sweet place, where is it?

[EWAYota]

Vantage, Wa. St.

I bought a used pair and they've worked great. Nothing like trying to cram your feet into a shoe meant to be a size to small.

[4runnerchevy]

Oh trust me I have a fear of heights too. Once I got to the top I was freaking out when it hit me that I had to rappel back down. I've rappelled before, just never off the face of a rock. It's so fun though, I just wish it would stop snowing up here so we didn't have to go to the indoor stuff. It's fun too but nothing is as fun as being on the real rocks.


Was into it most my life, then came children. I miss it ! Most of it in Yosemite, and Caleveras Dome. It almost goes hand in hand with wheelin. Wether your doing 5.8's, 5.10s or 5.12s it is the ultimate rush. Looks like fun!

[traben27]

A little update (I guess?): After a bunch of researching, I ended up buying my first pair of climbing shoes today. They're Evolv Pontas and I like them so far. I haven't got to climb in them yet, but I'm planning on going to the local gym tonight with some friends to test them out. Just gotta get used to the whole uncomfortable feeling haha. Does anyone else have any experience with them? They seem pretty good for how I'll be using them so far.

http://lh6.google.com/funkycrime89/R6d-jvtgmYI/AAAAAAAABEI/6q6NpaIwyzE/IMG_0664.JPG?imgmax=640

[4runnerchevy]

Evolv, never heard of em. I still have my 5 10s that I used mostly for featureless rocks and my sportiva for cracks. Although I don't climb anymore, I kept the shoes and chalk bag for bouldering. Let me know how they perform.

[traben27]

Evolv is sort of the up and coming brand. Apparently a lot of the pros are switching over to them, I guess because they make some quality shoes. I ended up switching them out however, I took them back and went with some Red Chili Corona VCRs. They fit my feet a lot better and I ended up climbing in them last night and I loved them.

http://lh5.google.com/funkycrime89/R6ihkPtgmZI/AAAAAAAABFA/cZEr1gZIwJg/IMG_0666.JPG?imgmax=640

[Tankota]

Cool pics. Its always neat to see other wheelers out enjoying this stuff.

Yea real shoes make a world of a difference when climbing. Tennies just don't stick worth a darn and you cant feel the surface countors through the soul.
I remember looking at evolv shoes when i was looking for my first pair. Now I have a pair of La Sportiva's, man I love those shoes.

Here's great gear supplier for climbing stuff. Its a small outfit in Utah but they always seem to have the best prices ever. They also always have sales and blow outs.

[Willman]

Great shots!!!

I did some Ice climbing last year up Provo Canyon....My wife doesn't like the idea.....

Great fun!!!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/nicwillman/DSC02316.jpg

[Cebby]

All you climbers have my utmost respect. Not only am I a chicken when it comes to heights, but I'm also a chicken when it comes to heights. :D That ice climbing looks SICK!

[traben27]

Great shots!!!

I did some Ice climbing last year up Provo Canyon....My wife doesn't like the idea.....

Great fun!!!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/nicwillman/DSC02316.jpg


Dang that looks sweet! My boss kept telling me to go up in Provo canyon and see all the ice climbers but I never got around to it. This whole climbing thing is kind of becoming an obsession with me and my roommates, we've gone atleast once a week for the past two months haha. I just can't wait until it gets slightly warmer so we can go back up into rock canyon, it's going to be so much more fun with the shoes and new gear I have now.

I put these in another thread, but here are some of the pics from my trip to BlackRocks in st. george...

http://lh6.google.com/funkycrime89/R7pha5Q4guI/AAAAAAAABlE/UKI6j83-4ug/IMG_0891.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.com/funkycrime89/R7p8NpQ4niI/AAAAAAAACf0/IUOvDVyLXXk/DSC00951.JPG?imgmax=576

http://lh4.google.com/funkycrime89/R7p9BZQ4nzI/AAAAAAAACiM/a0vYCriHufA/DSC00968.JPG?imgmax=576
I don't know if you can tell in that picture, but my friend had actually pulled out that piece of falling rock. I was climbing just before him and stepped on some rock that crumbled out from below. We decided to pull it all out with everyone looking out rather than have some unsuspecting person find out later.

[traben27]

All you climbers have my utmost respect. Not only am I a chicken when it comes to heights, but I'm also a chicken when it comes to heights. :D That ice climbing looks SICK!


Dude I feel ya. We only do top-roping for now (we all just started climbing in the last few months except for one) so setting it up at the top is horrible! I'm afraid of heights but it pretty much goes away when you're in the harness and know someones got ya. You should try it, it's a blast :D