Chickenhead Holiday, Tingey’s Terror, Crescent Crack, Bushwack Crack, The Coffin and so many classic rock climbing routes in Little Cottonwood Canyon were established in the 1960s by a passionate and adventure-seeking crew.
Legends like Ralph Tingey, Ted Wilson, Bob Irvine, Court Richards and others of the Alpenbock Club tested their grit and established lifelong friendships on the world-class granite.
Since that time, thousands of us have experienced the same connection to nature and adventure on these routes, linking us to our climbing legacy.
The unobstructed views of a granite walled entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon is home to hundreds of classic rock climbs and boulders now under threat. Little Cottonwood Canyon needs to be rescued from the gondola fandangle proposed by UDOT. The historical climbing landscape and its living legacy is at stake.
Join me in celebrating Wasatch climbing with first ascensionists, political leaders, and University of Utah students on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. at a Rescue Little Cottonwood Canyon event at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Visit SaltLakeClimbers.org for tickets.
Julia Geisler
Heber City, Executive Director of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance