St George – Sandstone and Basalt
St George, Utah, lies about a hundred miles east of Las Vegas, Nevada, but by a strange quirk of boundaries, it’s two States away, with the I15 nipping through a […]
Tag Archives: Utah
Canyons Broad and Narrow
The cold snap in Moab gave us the nudge to join the great snowbird migration south to warmer climes (and climbs) so we set the sat nav for Arizona. First […]
Up The Creek with Too Few Cams, and More Moab
We’ve been lucky enough to visit most of the iconic American climbing areas, and many others that should be more widely known – have a browse through here if you […]
Utah – La Sal Mountains and Colorado River Road
Utah is king of the desert – at least in terms of stupendous sandstone geology. Arizona might boast The Grand Canyon, but Utah lays claim to Bryce, Zion, Canyonlands and […]
Canyons of Contrast – Homeward Bound
Having taken a solemn pledge to chill and enjoy the last couple of days of our trip, we set about constructing an itinerary that would take in some decent climbing […]
Primrose Dihedral, Moses
Primrose Dihedral had been on my radar as perhaps THE must-do Desert Tower, ever since reports of ascents in the 90s from returning conquering heroes, including Martin, Mike and John. […]
Castleton Tower
There’s quite a lot of concern in the desert climbing community about climbing on sandstone after rain – it’s a fragile rock, and gets significantly weaker when wet, when especially […]
RockAroundTheWorld 