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kenoshaclimber
Jan 15, 2012, 6:42 PM
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does any one know any roof routes or arch routes that are sport out in zoin or near by?
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sungam
Jan 15, 2012, 10:50 PM
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I am far from the best source, but I am lead to believe that there is little or no sport climbing in/around Zion. Most (if not all?) of the arches are no-gos for climbing, as well.
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petsfed
Jan 15, 2012, 11:23 PM
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sungam wrote: I am far from the best source, but I am lead to believe that there is little or no sport climbing in/around Zion. Most (if not all?) of the arches are no-gos for climbing, as well.
Officially, named arches in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are off limits. There's a little bit of sport climbing in Kolob Canyon (about 3 routes), so it isn't a destination. However, Zion is maybe 45 miles from St. George, which has a TON of sport climbing in and around the city, including a forming arch at Turtle Wall that provides some pretty steep cave climbing for the climber with power to spare.
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marc801
Jan 15, 2012, 11:28 PM
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sungam wrote: I am far from the best source, but I am lead to believe that there is little or no sport climbing in/around Zion. Most (if not all?) of the arches are no-gos for climbing, as well.
There are some sport routes in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion NP, but none are arches or roof routes. Sport routes make up less than 10% of the routes in Zion.
*: note to the OP - it's Zion, not zoin, and it's a national park, not a mountain. Actually, being a big ass canyon, it's quite the opposite of a mountain.
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